WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration is one of the key issues in the November election, with many voters concerned over the numbers of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.
Republicans have repeatedly hammered President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the issue and painted a picture of an out-of-control immigration system where migrants are straining services as would-be terrorists and criminals take advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the country. After coming into office promising a kinder approach to immigration, Biden administration officials found themselves struggling to control the southern border. They have cracked down on asylum access but also created new ways for migrants to come to America and for some of those already here to become citizens .
The administration has pointed to the falling numbers of migrants coming to the border this summer as proof its policies are working. Here's a look at where Harris and Trump stand on immigration: During her first trip to the border as the Democratic presidential nominee on Friday, Harris is expected to outline a plan to crack down further on asylum claims and extend restrictions put in place earlier this summer by the Biden administration on asylum access, according to a campaign official who spoke on condition of anonymity because Harris had not yet made the announcement. Before this trip, Harris has largely shied away from the topic of immigration and has given few details about wha.