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    Trump offers to temporarily protect 'Dreamers' if Democrats fund his wall

    by Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Jan 20, 2019 6 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested a compromise for fully reopening the government that would temporarily protect certain refugees and immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally years ago as children if Democrats back a scaled-down version of his proposed border wall.

    The proposal, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., plans to bring up for a vote within days, almost certainly won't be enough to end the standoff that has closed government agencies for more than four weeks, depriving 800,000 workers of paychecks. Even before Trump spoke, Democrats rejected his offer as inadequate.

    But, along with steps by Democrats in the House to provide additional money for border security, it marked the first moves toward compromise after days in which the tension between Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ratcheted up significantly and no negotiations took place between them.

    In notable contrast with his statements over past weeks, Trump's televised address from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room

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