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Trump expected to float ‘Dreamers’ for border money proposal

Washington • Seeking a shutdown solution, President Donald Trump was expected to announce Saturday that in exchange for money for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall he was open to trading protections for young people brought to America illegally as children. Democrats have previously rejected such a deal and it was not clear whether Trump’s offer would make headway

Trump planned a speech from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room at 4 p.m. His emerging proposal was confirmed by three people familiar with his thinking. They were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans before his remarks and spoke on condition of anonymity.