Trump says mass deportation policy may have been too tough

Donald Trump said his mass deportation policy may have been too tough in a CBS interview aired Sunday.

The interview came after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the US midterm elections.

Trump said border security had won support, but deporting people who had jobs had also hurt his party.

He described workers in hotels and other industries being removed from the country as difficult to watch.

Trump suggested he may work with Democrats on immigration next year, though he did not set out a specific plan.

On Friday, he appointed Stephen Miller, a leading architect of his hardline immigration policy, as White House chief of staff.

Miller’s appointment may complicate efforts to find common ground with Democrats, and the sources describe no confirmed change to deportation policy.