White House doubles down after Trump angers base by floating illegal alien deal with Dems
The White House on Monday morning wouldn't rule out the administration working with Democrats on a "deal" for illegal immigrants who have been living in the U.S. for more than...
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The White House on Monday morning wouldn't rule out the administration working with Democrats on a "deal" for illegal immigrants who have been living in the U.S. for more than a decade as Republicans prepare to lose control of Congress in January. President Donald Trump, in his first sit-down interview since sweeping GOP midterm losses, opened the door to the possibility of considering amnesty. "The President never said the word amnesty," a White House official insisted to Fox News Digital. "We want Democrats to show their cards," the official revealed. TRUMP ADMITS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT MAY HAVE BEEN TOO 'TOUGH' IN FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE MIDTERMS They said, "There has never been a President stronger on immigration enforcement than President Trump." "Thanks to his efforts more than 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. and we have the most secure border in American history. Like the President has said, he’s willing to work with anyone to improve the lives of Americans and Make America Safe Again." In a "60 Minutes" interview that aired on Sunday, host Ross Douthat asked Trump how he is open to working with Democrats on immigration as he enters a lame-duck final stretch of his presidency. "I'd love to do something on immigration," the president replied. "I think [immigration] both helped and hurt. I think I got an A+ for closing up the border. I get very high marks for getting the bad ones out, but I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that created one violation or breaking of the law — that was that they came into the country illegally." Trump, however, maintained that there are people in the United States who want to see all illegal aliens deported. FOX NEWS POLL: MAJORITY SAYS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS CROSSED THE LINE But, Trump said, "if they're good people working in a landscaping company or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in so…