Trump offers protection to immigrants in exchange of US-Mexico border wall funding

Seeking to end the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has offered extending protection for people illegally brought to the country as children in exchange for USD 5.7 billion for constructing a wall on the US-Mexico border.

The deal was, however, dismissed by the Democrats as a "non-starter".

The president also proposed a slew of measures to increase border security, including an increase in law enforcement, saying he was offering a "commonsense compromise both parties (Republicans and Democrats) should embrace."
"Both sides in Washington must simply come together," Trump said in a White House speech, adding he is trying to break the logjam."
Defending his plan for the border wall, he said, "The radical left can never control our borders. Walls are not immoral, in fact they are the opposite of immoral because they will save many lives."
Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer said it's clear the president realizes that by closing the government and hurting so many American workers and their families, he has put himself and the country in an untenable position