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US government buys three weeks in return for pledge over fate of 'Dreamers'

US government buys three weeks in return for pledge over fate of 'Dreamers'

FromFT News in Focus


US government buys three weeks in return for pledge over fate of 'Dreamers'

FromFT News in Focus

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Democrats agreed to fund the US government until February 8 after Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, pledged to introduce legislation to protect the "Dreamers" - 800,000 people brought illegally to the US as children who face deportation. Demetri Sevastopulo, Washington bureau chief, explains what must happen next in order to avoid another shutdown. Clip courtesy of Reuters.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jan 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.