A prolonged impasse between US lawmakers over immigration enforcement threatens to ensnare the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a partial government shutdown beginning Saturday, following two fatal shootings in Minneapolis....
Thousands of government workers, from airport security agents to disaster relief officials, will either be furloughed or forced to work without pay until funding is agreed upon by Congress....
“Thinking about this from a Republican standpoint, where’s the Democrat leverage?” Rep.Russ Fulcher, a Republican who represents North Idaho, said in a brief interview on Wednesday ... citizens based on their accents or the color of their skin ... Rep ... Rep ... .
If no deal is reached, thousands of civil servants could be furloughed, while thousands more will be required to work without pay -- until a budget deal is finalized ....