WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he would back either of the immigration bills making their way through the House of Representatives, as the controversy grew over his administration's separation of immigrant parents and children at the US-Mexico border. Representative Mark Meadows said Trump told Republican members of the House at a meeting on Capitol Hill that they needed to get something done on immigration "right away". In the meeting, Trump said separating families was "certainly not an attractive thing and does look bad", added Representative Tom Cole. Trump, who has made a tough stance on immigration a centerpiece of his presidency, has staunchly defended his administration's actions. "In his remarks, he endorsed both House immigration bills that build the wall, close legal loopholes, cancel the visa lottery, curb chain migration, and solve the border crisis and family separation issue by allowing for family detention and removal," White House spokesman Raj Shah said of Trump.