Democrats determined to keep immigration policy that voters hate

Washington Times:

Democrats blocked an attempt Tuesday to crack down on sanctuary cities as they tried to steer the Senate’s immigration debate toward their goal of legalizing “Dreamers” and away from major new security or policy changes that might upend the current immigration system.

After weeks of complaining about the lack of time to debate immigration, senators are now two days deep into the debate and have yet to raise a single proposal on the chamber floor.

Republican leaders said the lack of action showed Democrats were looking to score political points, but Democrats said they’re waiting for a bipartisan deal to emerge, and don’t want the Senate to stray beyond strict boundaries of amnesty for Dreamers and limited border security enhancements.
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Republicans said they were surprised Democrats were blocking attempts to vote on amendments Tuesday, after clamoring for this debate.

“We’re going to find out real soon whether or not the Democrats are serious — whether or not they want a solution or whether they just want a campaign issue,” said Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican.

Part of the problem was that Democrats had no clear proposal to rally around.

Instead, they’re counting on bipartisan negotiations being led by Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Joe Manchin III, a Democrat, to produce a new “grand bargain” deal that could cut through the fractious nature of the immigration debate.

Those talks have yet to conclude, but negotiators were looking at a deal that would include legal status for illegal immigrant “Dreamers” with piles of cash for border security.
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Democrats are determined to keep the current failed system and are willing to pretend to do a border wall like they have pretended to do before.  They cannot be trusted to adequately fund it.  the current policy of chain migration, i.e. family unification and the absurd lottery system of allowing people in need to be repealed and they do not want to do it despite polls showing 80 percent of the country favors such measures.  The merit-based system that they oppose has overwhelming support with voters.  If these things are not in the "grand bargain" then it is worthless.