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Catherine Rampell: Trump's immigration 'compromise' is a trick

[Video: President Trump is wise to support a path to citizenship for undocumented “dreamers.” Now he needs to make sure Congress gets on board. Opinion writers Jonathan Capehart, Christine Emba, Stephen Stromberg and Ruth Marcus discuss in the weekly roundtable, “It’s Only Thursday.”(The Washington Post)]

Washington — The White House’s immigration plan is not a “compromise.” It’s not a “generous” deal for Democrats, and it’s not full of “concessions.” It’s a sleight of hand designed to help the far right shove through sharp new limits on legal immigration, under the pretense of moderation and reasonableness.