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 on Tuesday accused Democrats who oppose his immigration proposal of advocating for "open borders" and failing to take seriously the effort to enshrine into law legal protections for "Dreamers," immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

In a tweet, Trump cited a Harvard-Harris poll putting support for his immigration priorities at roughly 65 percent and reiterated his demand that any legislative deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would need to boost border security, end family-based immigration and do away with the diversity lottery program.

"Polling shows nearly 7 in 10 Americans support an immigration reform package that includes DACA, fully secures the border, ends chain migration & cancels the visa lottery," he tweeted. "If D’s oppose this deal, they aren’t serious about DACA-they just want open borders."

Polling shows nearly 7 in 10 Americans support an immigration reform package that includes DACA, fully secures the border, ends chain migration & cancels the visa lottery. If D’s oppose this deal, they aren’t serious about DACA-they just want open borders. https://t.co/XDMcDOr9vM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2018

Trump's immigration proposal would offer a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million Dreamers in exchange for billions of dollars in funding for his long-promised wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

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In a follow-up tweet on Tuesday, Trump called for a merit-based immigration system that would end family-based immigration and the diversity lottery program, which provides a limited number of visas to people from countries with low levels of immigration to the U.S.

We need a 21st century MERIT-BASED immigration system. Chain migration and the visa lottery are outdated programs that hurt our economic and national security. https://t.co/rP9Gtr2E5N — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2018

But many Democrats have already indicated that the president's plan is a non-starter. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt Schumer lashes out at Trump over 'blue states' remark: 'What a disgrace' MORE (D-N.Y.) has accused Trump of using a possible path to citizenship for Dreamers as a "tool to tear apart our legal immigration system."