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ANOTHER CLUE SOLVING VIDEO "BY THE BOOK" DECODE
President Donald Trump outlined his plan Saturday to address border security concerns and put an end to the partial government shutdown. The plan includes the temporary extension of legal protections for DACA recipients and funding for a wall.
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This is a common-sense compromise that both parties should embrace,” the president began as he introduced the main points of his proposed plan.
$800 million in urgent humanitarian assistance
$805 million in new drug detection technology
2750 new border agents and law enforcement professionals
75 new immigration judge teams
$5.7 billion for “strategic deployment of physical barriers” (a wall)
3 years of legal relief and protection from deportation for DACA recipients
3-year extension of protections for immigrants under Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
The president noted that the plan would not be a permanent fix, but rather called it a “down payment” on immigration reform, saying:
Once the government is open, and we have made a down payment on border security, and immigration reform starts to happen, I plan to convene weekly bipartisan meetings at the White House so we can do a finished product, a great product, a product that we can all be proud of, having to do with that elusive immigration problem.
Early reports on Saturday suggested that the president would offer DACA and TPS protections in exchange for his requested funding, and a number of Democrats responded preemptively, saying that they weren’t ready to accept that deal unless Trump first reopened the government with no conditions. (RELATED: Some Democrat Freshmen Want Leadership To Stop Stonewalling Trump On Border Security, Immigration)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/daca-tps-wall-trump-border-crisis/?utm_medium=push&utm_source=daily_caller&utm_campaign=push
Democrats shoot down Trump's proposal to end shutdown; Pelosi calls it 'unacceptable'
Michael Collins and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Published 4:45 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019 | Updated 4:55 p.m. ET Jan.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi defended her suggestion to postpone the president's State of the Union address as long as the partial government shutdown continues. (Jan. 17) AP
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WASHINGTON – Apparently, it didn’t work.
President Donald Trump’s offer to extend protections for some young immigrants in exchange for border wall funding and possibly bring an end to the partial government shutdown was immediately shot down by congressional Democrats who called the proposal "inadequate" and predicted it wouldn't pass either the House or the Senate.
Even before Trump officially made his speech and put protections for young immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on the bargaining table, Democrats denounced the offer, saying it wasn't enough to end the historic 28-day shutdown.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Trump's proposal "unacceptable" and said it was a "non-starter' that wouldn't pass in Congress.
She said the offer did not "represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to people’s lives," especially since the president's proposal only offered temporary solutions for DREAMers, undocumented immigrants brought to the country before their 18th birthday.
"It is unlikely that any one of these provisions alone would pass the House, and taken together, they are a non-starter," Pelosi said.
Sen. Dick Durbin, one of the co-sponsors of the Bridge Act, legislation that extends protections DREAMers for three years, said he wasn't ready to support the measure and cast doubt over whether Republicans would agree to such terms.
"First, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell must open the government today," said Durbin, D-Ill., "Second, I cannot support the proposed offer as reported and do not believe it can pass the Senate. Third, I am ready to sit down at any time after the government is opened and work to resolve all outstanding issues."
Other Democrats echoed Durbin's thoughts and added the House would not pass a bill that includes $5.7 billion in "wasteful" spending for a border wall.
"It’s clearly a non-serious product of negotiations amongst White House staff to try to clean up messes the president created in the first place," said one Democratic aide, speaking on condition of anonymity to await the president's speech. "He’s holding more people hostage for his wall."
A senior House Democratic aide said the proposal would not pass the House or Senate, in part because "it includes the same wasteful, ineffective $5.7 billion wall demand that shut down the government in the first place."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Trump’s offer “a bold solution” to reopen the government, secure the border and take bipartisan steps toward addressing immigration issues.
“Compromise in divided government means that everyone can’t get everything they want every time,” he said. “The president’s proposal reflects that. It strikes a fair compromise by incorporating priorities from both sides of the aisle.”
Unlike previous bills, McConnell said, Trump’s proposal could break the impasse that led to the government shutdown and said he plans to put the proposal on the floor for a vote this week.
More: Government shutdown at one month: Where things stand for the average American
More: Who are the DACA DREAMers and how many are here?
While Democrats seemed resistant to Trump's plan, experts say his move shifts pressure from the White House and Republicans to Democrats, who for years have been advocating for boosted protections for immigrant children.
“This forces the Democrats to decide whether they hate Trump more than they love the DREAMers,” said Scott Jennings, a conservative political com who worked in the White House under President George W. Bush and is a former McConnell aide.
Jennings said Trump "appears to be putting a legitimate offer on the table, and Democrats appear to have no interest in negotiating an end to the shutdown.
"Why reject this offer out of hand?" he asked. "Pelosi said Trump’s offer is not in good faith. If that’s her position, how does the shutdown ever end? I think Trump made a wise move today that gives everyone something—border security, DREAMer protections, humanitarian aid. Most reasonable people think stalemates end when negotiations lead to solutions in which everyone wins, But what is the win for Pelosi? To solve a problem, or to please her base?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/government-shutdown-trumps-offer-lead-deal-democrats/2625162002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
DACA, DREAMers, TPS? Who are they, what do they have to do with Trump, the wall and the shutdown?
USA TODAY Published 4:37 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019 | Updated 4:50 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019
A federal appeals court ruled against President Trump's administration's effort to end DACA, which protects undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. USA TODAY
After four weeks of a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump offered an olive branch to Democrats on Saturday: Approve $5.7 billion for his border wall in exchange for protections for children of migrants who entered the United States illegally.
Congressional Democrats are skeptical and say a plan that would involve Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which includes a group known as DREAMers, and Temporary Protected Status holders would not pass the Senate.
More: Trump offers DACA protections in exchange for border wall; Democrats opposed
Who are DREAMers?
About 3.6 million undocumented immigrants brought to the country before their 18th birthday. Collectively, they're referred to as DREAMers, named after a bill that's failed to pass Congress since it was first introduced in 2001.
More: Who are the DACA DREAMers and how many are here?
What is DACA?
An Obama-era program called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. After passing security background checks and proving they were either in school, employed or serving in the military, DACA recipients were granted work permits and two-year reprieves from deportation that could be renewed. Trump has tried to end DACA; that is being appealed.
More: Looming debate over DACA program spurs federal lawsuit
What is TPS?
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, has allowed more than 310,000 foreigners to legally live and work in the U.S., many for more than two decades, as their countries recover from natural disasters and armed conflicts. Six countries, which represent 98 percent of the TPS population, have been cut from the program, each given a deadline to leave the U.S. A federal judge’s order has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the humanitarian program.
More: Legal immigrants face daunting decision after ‘Temporary Protected Status’ ends
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/government-shutdown-trumps-offer-lead-deal-democrats/2625162002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Freelance journalist killed amid new round of Libya clashes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BENGHAZI, Libya — Jan 19, 2019, 5:08 PM ET
A freelance journalist who contributed to The Associated Press and other news organizations was killed Saturday in the Libyan capital, a colleague said.
Mohamed Ben Khalifa, who was in his 30s, was hit by shrapnel while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir area south of Tripoli, said Hamza Turkia, also a freelance journalist.
The militia came under attack by another armed group, said Turkia. He said there was gunfire, and that a missile was also fired.
Ben Khalifa, a photographer and video journalist, is survived by his wife and a 7-month-old daughter, another colleague said.
A new round of fighting between rival militias erupted earlier this week, killing 13 people and wounding more than 50, according to the Libyan Health Ministry.
The clashes shattered a U.N.-brokered cease-fire reached in September. A bout of violence last year killed nearly 100 people.
The fighting between militias allied with Libya's U.N.-backed government in Tripoli and an armed group from a nearby town underscores Libya's lingering lawlessness since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The energy-rich North African nation is governed by rival authorities in Tripoli and the country's east, each of which is backed by an array of militias.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/freelance-journalist-killed-amid-round-libya-clashes-60495059
Suspected car bomb explodes outside Londonderry court house
https://www.news.com.au/video/id-5348771529001-5991486770001/suspected-car-bomb-explodes-outside-londonderry-court-house
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Survivors: Up to 117 missing from sunken boat off Libya
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By FRANCES D'EMILIO
ROME
Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants were aboard at the time, a U.N. migration official said Saturday.
It appeared to be the latest tragedy on the dangerous central Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe.
Flavio Di Giacomo of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) told Italian state TV that "unfortunately about 120" migrants were reported by survivors to have been on the overloaded smugglers' dinghy when it was launched from Libyan shores on Thursday evening.
"After a few hours, it began sinking and people began drowning," Di Giacomo said.
Among the missing are 10 women and two children, including a two-month-old baby, he said. Survivors indicated their fellow migrants came from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Gambia and Sudan, Di Giacomo said.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who has urged that the government show more compassion for migrants, expressed his "deep sorrow for the tragedy that has taken place in the Mediterranean."
Premier Giuseppe Conte told reporters he was "shocked" at the reports of the sinking and vowed that Italy would continue to combat human traffickers.
Italy's populist government has banned private rescue boats from bringing migrants to Italian shores. Together with Malta, Italy has also launched probes of the rescue groups themselves, claiming their operations might facilitate trafficking.
The three survivors of the sinking were plucked to safety by an Italian navy helicopter on Friday afternoon, the navy said.
The Italian navy said when its patrol plane first spotted the sinking dinghy it had about 20 persons aboard. The plane's crew launched two life rafts near the dinghy, which inflated, and a navy destroyer 100 nautical (200 kilometers) away sent a helicopter to the scene.
That helicopter rescued the survivors, two from a life raft and one from the water, the navy said, adding that all had hypothermia.
They were flown to Lampedusa, an Italian island near Sicily, and treated in a hospital, Di Giacomo said.
Many migrants cannot afford to pay for life vests, an extra cost when boarding a smuggler's boat in Libya. The survivors said the migrants aboard the dinghy didn't have any.
It wasn't immediately clear exactly how many migrants might have died before the navy plane spotted the sinking dinghy.
The Italian Coast Guard says Libya asked a nearby cargo ship to search for survivors but the ship reported it found no one.
Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Gassim said one of its boats was sent Friday to the scene but it "had a mechanical issue and we had to call it back." The official said 50 migrants were believed to have been aboard the dinghy when it set sail.
According to the IOM, at least 2,297 people died at sea or went missing trying to reach Europe in 2018. In all, 116,959 migrants reached Europe by sea routes last year, it says.
The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said Saturday it was "appalled" at the news of the latest migrant deaths in the Mediterranean. In a statement from its Geneva headquarters, it said in addition to those missing off Libya, 53 people died in recent days in the western Mediterranean, where one survivor was rescued by a fishing boat after being stranded for more than 24 hours at sea.
"We cannot turn a blind eye to the high numbers of people dying on Europe's doorstep," said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
Italy has trained and equipped the Libyan coast guard so it can intercept and rescue more migrant boats closer to their shores. But U.N. refugee officials and rights advocates say the migrants rescued by the Libyans are returned to dangerous, overcrowded detention facilities, where detainees face insufficient rations, rape, beatings and torture.
Libyan navy official Ayoub Gassim said Saturday the Libyan navy had stopped two smuggling boats, one with 67 migrants aboard and the other with 20.
In a separate operation, the German rescue group Sea-Watch said it rescued 47 people from a rubber boat off the coast of Libya.
After Italy's populist government took power in June 2018, the number of migrants reaching Italy after rescue at sea dropped off sharply, as anti-migrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini refused to let humanitarian rescue vessels enter Italian ports.
Salvini says Italy has received hundreds of thousands of migrants rescued from Libyan-based smugglers in unseaworthy boats in the last few years and demands that other European Union countries do their part.
After the latest sea tragedy, Salvini said when humanitarian rescue boats patrol off Libya, "the smugglers resume their dirty trafficking (and) people start dying again."
https://japantoday.com/category/world/survivors-up-to-117-migrants-missing-in-capsizing-off-libya
Bus collision in Bolivia leaves at least 22 dead, 37 injured
Today 03:35 am JST 0 Comment
LA PAZ, Bolivia
Police in Bolivia say a head-on highway collision between two buses has killed at least 22 people and injured 37 others.
The accident occurred Saturday on the road to Challapata, a town about 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the main city of La Paz.
Col. Freddy Betancur, commander of the police in the central Oruro region, told The Associated Press: "There are seriously injured who have been transferred to the nearest hospitals."
Challapata Mayor Martin Feliciano told the AP that the death toll may rise.
A police report said that the accident was due to excessive speed and one of the buses may have driven into the oncoming lane.
Deadly bus accidents are common in Bolivia's highlands where narrow highways sometimes wind through mountain ranges near steep precipices.
https://japantoday.com/category/world/bus-collision-in-bolivia-leaves-at-least-22-dead-37-injured
Joy on Trump’s speech: No mention of people suffering during government shutdown
Joy Reid and Geoff Bennett break down President Trump’s latest immigration speech, where Trump offered three years of protection for DACA recipients and immigrants on temporary protected status in exchange for more border security funding, including the wall. His proposals were rejected by Democratic leaders before the speech.
Jan. 19, 2019
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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/joy-on-trump-s-speech-no-mention-of-people-suffering-during-government-shutdown-1428949571886