Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (Ill.), a key negotiator on immigration issues, said Thursday that a proposal being put together by a group of moderate Republicans falls short because it would not provide permanent help to immigrants known as Dreamers.

He told reporters he would not agree to a substantial increase in border-fencing funding if Republicans provide only temporary protection to immigrants who came to the country illegally at a young age and now face deportation because President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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Durbin's comments were in reference to a group of GOP colleagues who met in Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamThe Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Senate Democrats' campaign arm announces seven-figure investment to boost Graham challenger Graham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation MORE’s (R-S.C.) office Wednesday afternoon.

Graham said the group has a framework that would combine border wall funding with sweeteners that could attract Democratic support, but right now they’re looking at a three-year temporary fix to the DACA program, according to a GOP source familiar with the talks.

Durbin said a temporary fix for DACA recipients “doesn’t buy much from me.”

He said Republicans would need to agree to a path to citizenship for the estimated 1.8 million immigrants who would be eligible for DACA protection.

“There are some aspects of border wall that Democrats are not going to accept,” Durbin said, adding a “2,000-mile, sea-to-shining-sea, concrete wall” is “off the table.”

But he said border fencing, which “we’re doing now,” is “not out of the question.”