EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Immigration has been at the forefront of the political debate with just four and a half weeks before Election Day.
For voters, it remains a key issue this election cycle. According to a recent Pew Research Center poll, 6 in 10 people say immigration is “very important” to their vote.
During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, JD Vance and Tim Walz sparred over immigration policy, at one point prompting the moderators to interject and mute the microphones.
While arguing that Haitian immigrants had overwhelmed the city of Springfield, Ohio, Vance erroneously said those individuals were in the country illegally and arrived using the CBP One app, which migrants use to schedule an appointment to request asylum at one of several designated ports of entry.
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Many of the Haitian immigrants in Springfield are in the U.S. legally under Temporary Protected Status, which is granted to individuals from countries with ongoing armed conflict, such as civil war; an environmental disaster, such as earthquake or hurricane; or an epidemic.