Jeffries promises remedial assistance to anyone impacted by Trump immigration enforcement
House Minority Leader Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., pledged "remedial assistance" to anyone he claimed had been treated "unfairly" by the Trump administration's immigration policies during an interview on Tuesday.After mentioning his commitment to affordability for Americans, Jeffries — who is hoping to be Speaker of the House in the new Congress next year — was asked on PBS about whether he would support DACA recipients being brought back to the U.S.
amid the Trump administration's crackdown."Certainly anyone, whether they are a citizen, whether they were here lawfully, whether there are DACA recipients [who have] been treated unfairly and unjustly by the administration, we need to provide remedial assistance to them and undo the damage that's been done to the country, to law-abiding immigrant families, and to the American people over this last 20 months or so," he said.HAKEEM JEFFRIES DECLARES BID FOR HOUSE SPEAKER AFTER GOP'S MIDTERM MASSACREHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke about his plans for both parties to work together on certain initiatives.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)His interviewer noted President Donald Trump said he hoped to work with Democrats after they swept into the majorities in both chambers last week.Jeffries touted a recent bipartisan housing affordability bill and said Democrats were committed to driving down the cost of living."That's housing, that's healthcare, that's groceries, that's gas, that's caregiving, and making this country affordable again for everyone," he said.JEFFRIES VOWS DEMOCRATS WON’T ‘GIVE A DIME’ TO TRUMP’S DEPORTATION EFFORTSHakeem Jeffries is angling to be the next Speaker of the House.
(Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital, "Democrats show time and time again with their extremist, anti-American policies that they care more about illegal aliens than U.S.citizens."Democratic strategist Julian Epstein also criticized Jeffries’ statement,...