US Congress takes up fate of 1.8 million young immigrants

The citizenship hopes of 1.8 million immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children hung in the balance Monday as Congress launched debate on the hot-button issue, with President Donald Trump eager to "make a deal" on new legislation. In offering a path to citizenship for the so-called Dreamers, Trump has exceeded the demands of opposition Democrats -- but only in exchange for tough cutbacks on overall immigration and funding for a massive wall on the Mexican border.

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