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On the left, the deal for the Dreamers should be the only thing that matters

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Loyola Marymount University student and dreamer Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit Monday, Sept. 11, against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program that protects young immigrants from deportation who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or by parents who overstayed visas. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Credit: Damian Dovarganes

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2017 file photo, Loyola Marymount University student and dreamer Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, outside the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit Monday, Sept. 11, against the Trump administration over its decision to end a program that protects young immigrants from deportation who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or by parents who overstayed visas. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Jan 16, 2018

Should you care about giving in on a wall if those under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals get to stay in this country? A roundup of editorials Tuesday takes a look at the issue.

Opinions from the left:

1. What the 'Dreamer' fight is really about 

From The Los Angeles Times: Fixing DACA has become a fight to cover both parties sins when it comes to illegal immigration.

2. The answer to border security is technology, not a wall 

From U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, (D-Texas): Forget the wall, put all that money into technology that will help secure the border.

3. Democrats, make a deal with Trump to protect Dreamers

From The New York Times: The futures of the Dreamers are more important than a wall across the southern border.

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