The headlines have been harsh, predicting a “clash” over immigration policy between senior Trump advisers Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller.
But like much of the coverage of the White House, said insiders, it’s fake news. Allies of both said the two are working on parallel tracks, with Miller focused on the current border crisis and getting agencies behind the president’s tough anti-illegal immigration plan, and Kushner mapping out a legal immigration reform proposal that might win bipartisan support, his specialty.
“There’s no feud,” said one insider.
And outside immigration groups advising the White House concur. “The battle between Miller and Kushner is overblown,” said one. Another: “This is really not a Stephen-Jared conflict.”
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