House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday intensified the Democrats’ demands that Congress protect “Dreamers” before year’s end.

 

Speaking to reporters in the Capitol, Pelosi said Democrats will insist on safeguards for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program before the holiday recess, suggesting Republicans will be on their own to prevent a government shutdown if that language is excluded.