Trump Says Immigration Toughness Cost Republicans, Yet Seeks Bipartisan Deal for “Good” Immigrants
The President, speaking on a Sunday, warned that his hard‑line deportation stance may have hurt the GOP in the midterms, but he now urges Democrats to work on a legal‑status plan for so‑called “good” illegal immigrants while continuing to seal the border.
President Donald Trump, speaking on a Sunday, addressed the nation about recent political fallout.
He told reporters that his deportation policy “might have been too tough” for midterm voters and that it may have harmed the Republican Party in the recent elections, according to the Washington Examiner and PBS News.
Trump has pressed Democrats to forge a bipartisan deal that could grant legal status to “good” illegal immigrants, a term he used himself, while standing by his administration’s push to seal the border and target violent illegal immigrants, and he says he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some immigration agreement.
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Original reporting
Washington Examiner
Trump says deportation policy ‘too tough’ in push for bipartisan deal handing legal status to ‘good’ illegal immigrants
President Donald Trump said on Sunday his immigration policy hurt the Republican Party in the midterm elections, and pressed Democrats to make a bipartisan deal with the White House that could offer legal status to “good” illegal immigrants. Trump stood by his administration’s effort to seal the border and target violent illegal immigrants over the […]
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Trump says his deportation policy 'might have been too tough' for midterm voters
Trump said that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
- Trump made the statements on a Sunday.
- Trump said his deportation policy hurt the Republican Party in the midterm elections, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Trump said his deportation policy "might have been too tough" for midterm voters, according to PBS News.
- Trump pressed Democrats to make a bipartisan deal with the White House that could offer legal status to "good" illegal immigrants, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Trump referred to "good" illegal immigrants.
- Trump stood by his administration's effort to seal the border and target violent illegal immigrants, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Trump said he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal, according to PBS News.
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