Asylum Limits Added to Bill to End Shutdown Anger Democrats

A Senate bill introduced Monday and modeled on Trump’s Saturday proposal for ending the partial shutdown is under attack from immigration activists and Democrats, who say they expect to be able to block it from advancing. In addition to the new asylum limits, the measure also includes an extension of deportation protections for young undocumented “Dreamer” immigrants that Democrats argue cuts out many people who should qualify. “The president and his team have tried to spin this proposal as a reasonable compromise with concessions to the Democrats,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Tuesday.