Democrats ‘nervous’ after confusing White House meeting on DACA fix

By Laura Barrón-López

Published January 10, 2018 1:25pm ET

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Democrats ‘nervous’ after confusing White House meeting on DACA fix — A majority of Democrats want to keep the scope small, but appear willing to give Republicans more money to build up fencing, sensors, drones, and the like along the border if it means providing a pathway to citizenship for the 800,000 DACA recipients. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) | Rich Pedroncelli

A bipartisan meeting between lawmakers and President Trump at the White House Tuesday left many Democrats scratching their heads and anxious about the prospects of reaching any deal.

On the table: Relief for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, enhancing border security, and limiting diversity visas and family-based migration. Those are the rough parameters lawmakers will have when entering into more heated negotiations in the coming days.

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