New York Republican says Stephen Miller can leverage MAGA reputation to cut immigration deal

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) this week pushed back against the idea that President Donald Trump’s move to name Stephen Miller his White House chief of staff put a possible immigration deal at risk.

As dismal results trickled in for Republicans on election night last week, Trump first suggested he would be open to crafting legislation with Democrats on an immigration deal, and later suggested it could offer a path to legal status for “good people” who crossed the border illegally. But three days later, the president’s appointment of Miller, one of the sternest immigration hardliners in his administration, as chief of staff, triggered concerns that any compromise was unlikely.