Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended the benefits of immigration, arguing it has been an important source of labor supply and innovation and, more broadly, a growth for the US economy.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance received a mixed reaction from voters as he discussed the border crisis and potential deporations during his debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Immigration and housing prices were hot topics in Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate, with Republican nominee Sen. J.D. Vance citing what he called a Federal Reserve study that links those two subjects.
About 61% of voters say immigration is very important to their vote in 2024, which is a 9-percentage point increase from the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by the Pew Research Center.
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance squared off Tuesday in the only vice presidential debate and, unsurprisingly, they were miles apart when it came to abortion and immigration policy.
With Americans groaning under the weight of high rents and home prices, the Republican vice presidential nominee sees a primary culprit: immigrants, who he says are pushing up housing costs. It's certainly a plausible story,
Immigration is a central issue in this election, and polls have shown a majority of voters want to see immigration levels reduced.
VERDICT: Project 2025 does not mention a registry of pregnancies and there is no evidence Trump is planning to introduce one. Here, Walz was trying to link Vance and Trump to Project 2025 - a wish list of ultra-conservative policy proposals by the Heritage Foundation think tank.
Ohio, followed up on his vow to provide sources for his claim during Tuesday's vice presidential debate that the surge in illegal immigration has contributed to higher U.S. housing costs.
Another four of them involve opposition to low-skilled immigration, which is compatible with support for higher total levels of immigration. That leaves three items. First is Trump’s support for the “Muslim ban,” which, again, is opposition to a category of legal immigration that is compatible with wanting higher numbers overall.
In the survey conducted in late September, 34% say the economy is the most important issue, with immigration a distant second at 17%.