Trump Says He Can Make an Immigration Deal. Good — As Long as the Border Stays Closed.

On "60 Minutes," the president admitted his deportation drive "might be too tough" on workers with no criminal record and said a deal with the new Democratic Congress is "doable." That is a deal-maker reading the room. The price of any deal must be a border that stays shut.

By Clara Hughes

President Trump has never been afraid to say the quiet part out loud. On Sunday, he did it again. Asked by CBS's "60 Minutes" whether his deportation policy had hurt Republicans in last week's midterms, the president answered plainly: "I think it might be too tough, yeah. And a lot of people would say that it's great. But a lot of people think it's too tough." Then he did what Donald Trump does best. He pivoted to a deal. "We would work something out," he said of the new Democratic majority. "I think that's something that's actually doable." Conservatives should not panic at those words. They should hold the president to the formula he laid out in the same breath. Keep reading with Altas