Inside Trump's backtrack on immigration
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... For months, Trump administration officials have been adamant about targeting all the millions of immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, regardless of their work or taxpaying status.

- - - But now Trump is making a huge exception: those working at hotels, farms, meatpacking plants and restaurants.

Why it matters: He's bowing to pressure from businesses that have been warning of economic devastation -- and is opening the door for potentially millions of workers who are here illegally to stay after all. ...

The intrigue: White House insiders insist this isn't a case of Trump flip-flopping " and that he still supports the hard line on immigration enforcement that Miller and Noem have pushed.

- - - But it's clear that the economic calamity that could result from mass deportations of unauthorized workers who do labor-intensive jobs most Americans won't, will lead to some changes in Trump's immigration plan. ...