The Daily 202: A pragmatic Bernie Sanders seeks an immigration compromise to protect ‘dreamers
A pragmatic Bernie Sanders seeks an immigration compromise to protect ‘dreamers’ Sen. Bernie Sanders, the ranking minority-party member of the Senate Budget Committee, questions OMB Director Mick Mulvaney during a hearing Tuesday on President Trump's budget proposal. (Susan Walsh/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Democrats are so eager to shield young foreign-born “dreamers” from deportation that they’re now offering to make compromises that would have been hard to imagine a year ago. Republicans, who feel like they have them over the barrel, are demanding more. Showing his pragmatic side, for instance, Bernie Sanders says he’s willing to pony up big for border security if that’s what it takes. “I would go much further than I think is right,” the Vermont senator said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. “Unwillingly. Unhappily. I think it’s a stupid thing to do. But we have to protect the dreamers. … I’m willing to ...