Federal deportation policy is undergoing a “course correction” amid pushback from swing-voting Latinos, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. The GOP is building “a durable governing common sense majority for their foreseeable future,” Johnson told an NBC News interviewer, adding:
We got a little hiccup with some of the Hispanic and Latino voters, for certain, because some of the immigration enforcement was viewed to be overzealous … But here’s the good news, we’re in a course correction mode right now. We’re going to have a new secretary on Homeland Security. Markwayne Mullen is going to do a great job in that role. I’m sure that he’ll be confirmed by the Senate. He’s a thoughtful guy. He’ll bring a thoughtful approach. [We] have somebody like Tom Homan who has 40 years of experience [in this] field and was decorated by Democrat presidents for his acumen and expertise. He went into Minneapolis and brought calm to the chaos there. That’s what you’re going to see.
