
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday President Trump wants to see a “legislative fix” to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after the president suggested a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients would be included in his forthcoming immigration order.
When asked by a reporter when the immigration order would be coming, McEnany said she had “no guidance” other than to say it would be an executive order focused on “merit-based” immigration, and the president would like to see a "legislative fix" for DACA.
Two weeks ago the president said he would be signing an executive order in the next few weeks, including a “road to citizenship” for DACA recipients, who were brought to the country illegally as children, or legally on visas that were later overstayed. DACA recipients are not citizens but are able to live, study and work without fear of deportation.