The President of the United States, Donald Trump, in defending the policy of closing the country's borders, admitted that his government is too strict in implementing the policy of deporting immigrants.
Trump said his administration's immigration policies both benefited him and hurt him politically.
Referring to the deportation of immigrants who had work in the United States, he said that some of these people, according to him, had not committed any crime other than entering the country illegally.
"I think it was too strict," Trump said of how the deportation policy was implemented.
The President of the United States also expressed his desire to work with the Democrats in Congress to address immigration issues.
According to a CBS News poll, 58% of voters believed that the Trump administration went too far in implementing immigration policy.
In states like Texas, concern about these policies also affected the electoral behavior of Latino voters.
According to published data, many Latino voters who supported Trump two years ago voted for Democratic candidates this time.