Democrats are the reason DHS workers aren't getting paid — plain and simple. GOP senators are pushing hard for a deal that funds the entirety of DHS, including ICE agents who keep families safe, but Democratic obstruction keeps stalling progress. Failing to fund the people who protect Americans from illegal aliens isn't a compromise — it's a betrayal.
It was Trump who killed a bipartisan DHS funding deal after Senate Republicans even brought him a workable solution. Even some Republicans admit the president is at fault, but those who refuse to cross him are allowing American workers to suffer. This shutdown isn't about Democratic obstruction — it's about one person and his followers blocking a deal that most senators want.
There's a 25% chance that the United States will establish a government program rewarding information leading to deportations before Jan. 3, 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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