Donald J. Trump, in the final weeks of his 2024 campaign, is once again centering immigration as his key message. At a rally in Atlanta, Trump played a video montage of crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants. Afterward, he reiterated what he has privately told his advisers: immigration is, in his view, the top issue of the upcoming election, surpassing even the economy.
"The United States is now an occupied country. But on Nov. 5, 2024, that will be liberation day in America," Trump declared to his supporters, emphasizing his belief that immigration won him the 2016 election. He claims the issue wasn't as potent in 2020 due to decreased border crossings during the pandemic, but sees it as a stronger message now, citing record levels of crossings under the Biden-Harris administration, according to The New York Times.
