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Presidential supporters: We are OK with an immigration deal

Twin DACA students Juliana (l.) and Laura Piñeros, whose family came to the US from Colombia, gather their books before heading to class at Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 3 in Willimantic. Private scholarships from TheDream.US allow 104 DACA students to attend ECSU. This is the second year the competitive scholarships have been offered.

When President Trump reportedly cut a deal with Democrats last month to allow young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children to remain in this country, prominent voices from the right – from Breitbart editor Steve Bannon to conservative commentator Ann Coulter – exploded with criticism, calling the deal “amnesty.”

On Sunday, the president seemed to give in to the pressure, presenting Congress with a long list of immigration enforcement demands in return for any legislation that would allow these young people – about 800,000 of them – to

Leeway from supportersPolls suggest 'Dreamer' support

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