# Trump’s mixed messages on immigration

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-mixed-messages-on-immigration/
- Published: 2026-11-09T23:10:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T00:35:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Vox (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/510018/trump-60-minutes-immigration-stephen-miller
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Trump signalled possible openness to an immigration deal.
- He said some enforcement measures may have been too tough.
- Stephen Miller’s appointment makes a change in direction uncertain.

## Summary

Donald Trump has hinted that he may be open to a bipartisan immigration deal, while acknowledging that some of his enforcement policies may have been too tough and hurt his party at the polls. Those remarks contrast with his appointment of Stephen Miller, a hardliner who helped shape some of the administration’s toughest immigration policies, as chief of staff.

In a 60 Minutes interview, Trump said some people working in sectors such as landscaping and hotels should be allowed to stay, and described a deal as potentially achievable. He has made similar comments before, but they have not led to lasting policy changes. With Miller in the chief of staff’s office and opposition from parts of Trump’s party, a deal remains unlikely, despite Democrats’ expected strength in Congress.

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