JD Vance blames Kamala Harris for the migration crisis in the U.S. and proposes a wall on the border with Mexico.

During the only vice-presidential debate of the 2024 elections, Republican Senator JD Vance took the opportunity to blame Vice President Kamala Harris for the increase in immigration in the United States.

This Tuesday, the senator from Ohio faced off in a debate with the Democratic governor Tim Walz. The exchange of ideas took place in New York and was organized by CBS News. A cordial and respectful tone prevailed between the candidates, but they made their deep political differences clear.

"We have a migration crisis because Kamala Harris said she wanted to undo all of Donald Trump's immigration policies, suspending deportations, decriminalizing illegal immigrants, and increasing asylum opportunities. This was opening the floodgates," the senator stated.

In his proposal to address immigration, Vance insisted on the need to "reinstate Trump's immigration policies, build a wall, and deport" illegal immigrants. According to the senator, the first step should be to start with criminals.

For his part, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded by defending an immigration law drafted by a conservative senator from Oklahoma, which he claims is the toughest the country has seen.

"Democrats and Republicans are working on that legislation," Walz explained. However, he noted that Republicans, at Donald Trump's request, voted against the law, which hindered its progress.

Walz questioned the strategy of the Republicans, especially regarding the insistence on building a wall at the border. He pointed out that Mexico will not pay to raise Vance's "wall," and immigration issues will not be solved through that means.

He added that Trump has used the immigration issue as a spearhead in his campaign and that with his rhetoric he only manages to "dehumanize migrants" while blaming the Biden administration for problems that have been inherited from his own term.

The debate was a clear demonstration of the divisions that exist between both parties regarding the immigration issue, although the candidates maintained a respectful attitude throughout the meeting.

Their disagreements on how to handle immigration continued to be the center of discussion and an important point for the Hispanic community in the United States, ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.