Trump says chances good for passing U.S. immigration reform
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of the Senate about immigration at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was working with lawmakers to create an immigration system that will serve American workers and improve security, adding he thinks Congress has a good shot at passing an immigration reform bill.
Speaking at the start of immigration talks with Republican lawmakers, Trump said he thought the bill would address the problem of undocumented people who came to the United States as children. But he also said it must include a border wall as well as measures to end chain migration and the current visa lottery program.
"Hopefully, everything is going to work out very well," Trump said. "If we have support from the Democrats, I think DACA is going to be terrific," he added, referring to the law dealing with so-called Dreamers who came to the United States as undocumented children.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by David Alexander; Editing by Susan Heavey)
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