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president said. he invited the media in to sit in on a meeting with lawmakers to hear him say, if lawmakers came to an agreement on daca, he d sign it. a group of bipartisan senators led by dirk durbin on the right, lindsey graham on the left on your screen, did that, and the president dismissed it, calling it, quote, a big step backward, in this tweet on january 12th. now daca sits at the center of the government shutdown, meaning any talks about getting the government up and running again are likely going to have to include what to do about immigration. joining me now is erica andiola, lead organizer for our dream campaign and a daca recipient. you ve been tweeting last night, as the government shutdown began. you thanked the democrats but also jeff flake and lindsey graham for standing with you, meaning d.r.e.a.m.ers, i suppose, in this vote. you feel that the pressure that you put on members of congress has born some fruit.

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