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Trump Holding DACA 'Hostage' With Border Wall 'Fantasy,' Rep. Raúl Grijalva Says

Published January 26, 2018 at 1:20 PM EST
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, following a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (Susan Walsh/AP)
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, following a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (Susan Walsh/AP)

President Trump has put forth an immigration proposal that would offer a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million young people living in the country illegally, in exchange for funding for a border wall and restrictions on legal immigration.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Democratic Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) about the administration’s proposal.

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