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    JD Vance Links Economic Hardships to Illegal Immigration in Arizona

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    Visiting Arizona just days before Election Day, Sen. JD Vance excited the crowd in Scottsdale by claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris prioritized illegal immigrants over American citizens.

    Vance, an Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential nominee, listed the economic problems facing Americans and, using sometimes exaggerated or unclear claims, linked each problem to President Joe Biden’s record and of Harris on illegal immigration.

    “Compassion, for the American president, has to start with the American people and with the people who have a legal right to be here,” Vance told hundreds of supporters at Dillon Precision, a gun and ammunition store in Scottsdale.

    Former President Donald Trump and Harris are in a fierce competition in Arizona, one of the few swing states in this year’s Nov. 5 presidential election. Polls show Trump is slightly ahead in Arizona, although the race is expected to be close.

    Both campaigns have sent surrogates across Arizona as the race enters its final days. On Thursday, Harris and Trump held rallies in Arizona, each drawing thousands of supporters.

    Minnesota Governor Tim Walzthe Democratic vice-presidential candidate, also came to Arizona on Saturday to campaign in Flagstaff and Tucson. He questioned Trump’s ability to meet workers’ expectations.

    “What does a billionaire know about hardship?” Walz said Saturday in Flagstaff.

    The trip marks Vance’s second consecutive week campaigning in Arizona. Vance was last in the state last month for a rally in Peoria.

    Vance attributes economic woes to immigration

    Much of Vance’s half-hour speech in Scottsdale focused on the link between Americans’ economic woes and illegal immigration.

    “The costs of this border crisis to the state of Arizona are incredible,” Vance said.

    On housing, Vance said: “No matter how many homes we build, if we have a president like Kamala Harris, who gives American housing to illegal aliens instead of American citizens, we will never realize the dream American homeownership. affordable.”

    It is unclear exactly which program Vance was referring to. Harris announced a plan to provide $25,000 to first-generation buyers, something Vance has done in the past. portrayed in a misleading manner as a gift to illegal immigrants. A Trump campaign press secretary did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.

    As he already did in Arizona, Vance paint a picture school systems overwhelmed by an influx of non-English speaking students.

    “What does it do to an American child’s education when you dump thousands of children into their school system who don’t speak English? »

    The growing toll of the nation’s fentanyl crisis and the cost of immigration controls are adding to the economic toll, he said.

    Speakers reject ‘fascist’ allegations against Trump

    Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, helped introduce Vance.

    He defended a remark his father made in Phoenix earlier this week which evoked a menacing image of former Rep. Liz Cheney.

    Speaking about the former Republican congressman from Wyoming, who is a frequent critic, Trump said: “He’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her there with a nine-barreled shotgun shooting at her. ALL RIGHT? Let’s see what she thinks. You know, when the guns are pointed in his face.

    Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Friday she was investigating the comments as a potentially actionable threat.

    Trump Jr. pointed to the investigation as a sign that Democrats and the media misinterpreted or overreacted to his father’s remarks.

    “This is, at this point, pure propaganda,” he said. “You have the power to change all of this.”

    Vance also pushed back on Harris’ description of Trump as a “fascist.”

    “We’re not bad people for loving this country enough to think Kamala Harris should do a better job,” he said.

    Lake echoes Trump’s promise to punish the media

    Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake was one of the warm-up speakers. She accused major media outlets of peddling “fake news” — a running theme of Lake’s election campaign — and echoed Trump’s calls to punish certain broadcast networks through the Federal Communications Commission, an agency independent regulation.

    “We are going to take a long, hard look at the FCC licenses that these people have,” she said. “We give them these licenses and they lie to us. »

    Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and founder of the group Turning Point USA, promoted his organization’s get-out-the-vote efforts and touted the Republican Party’s growing voter registration advantage in Arizona. He encouraged people to rally their friends and neighbors behind Trump.

    “He took a bullet for you. Now go get the ballots in the box for him,” Kirk said.

    Arizona Republic reporter Stephanie Murray contributed to this report.

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