Trump links hardline deportations to Republicans’ midterm losses
What’s new: He floated letting some longtime undocumented workers stay even as Stephen Miller moved into the chief of staff job.
President Donald Trump said his administration may have hurt Republicans in the midterm elections by taking too hard a line on deportations, including against people with jobs who had lived in the United States for years. In a CBS “60 Minutes” interview that aired Nov. 8, Trump suggested there could be room for a deal that removes violent offenders and drug dealers while allowing some undocumented immigrants to “work a deal” to remain. The comments pointed to a possible split inside his coalition, but any broader shift was unclear. Hours after the interview was taped on Nov. 6, Trump elevated Stephen Miller, the architect of his toughest immigration policies, to chief of staff.