Trump Attacks Harris On Immigration and Border As Presidential Race Reaches Final Lap

US Elections 2024 : As presidential race enters its final stretch, Donald Trump launched a fierce attack on Vice President Kamala Harris, focusing on immigration and border security. Speaking at a rally, Trump emphasized need for stronger measures against what he described as an “invasion” of U.S. from Mexico.

“One of first calls I will make is to Mexico. y need to stop flow into our borders,” Trump declared. He criticized new Mexican president, stating, “Mexico needs to stop everything it sends to us.” 

Trump furr proposed imposing a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico, claiming that “Mexicans have taken over our country.”

In his remarks, Trump also criticized Harris directly, labeling her a “low IQ individual.” He framed his mess as part of his broader plan to “fix country,” appealing to his supporters with promises of decisive action on immigration.

Immigration remained one of contentious issues in US presidential campaign, with many immigrants, including from India and or South Asian nations, fearing a backlash if Republican hopeful Donald Trump wins poll.

In his campaign speeches, Trump promised a radical shift to tighten Washington's immigration policy and vowed to carry out "largest" domestic deportation operation in American history of undocumented immigrants and review existing refugee programmes if he is re-elected.

Republican leader has even resolved to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants living in US illegally, triggering concerns among various diaspora communities, including from Bangladesh , India and Pakistan .

Various pro-immigration advocacy groups have criticised Trump over his rhetoric on immigration, saying discontinuation of birthright citizenship is legally questionable as it is enshrined in 14th Amendment of US Constitution.

On her part, Vice President Kamala Harris has underlined need for curtailing illegal immigration and that US immigration system is broken and requires legislative measures to fix it.

At a recent campaign rally, Trump accused Harris of bringing in "migrant gangs and illegal alien criminals" into US, adding that "her policy of importing migrant gangs is a crime against our country." "This is a very sensitive issue and we are worried about possible fallout of Trump's victory," said Mohammad Iqbal, a Bangladesh-origin green card holder living in Atlanta for over a decade.

"Trump's policy is creating panic among various migrant societies and that is why y are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris," he ted.

Vasudev Patel, general secretary of Federation of Indian-Americans in Georgia, said Republican leader is looking at welcoming "educated" and "peaceful" people to US.

A survey report by Pew Research has found that supporters of Trump and Harris differ on mass deportations but favour border security.

Nearly nine-in-ten Trump supporters (88 per cent) favour mass deportations of immigrants living in country illegally, it said.

In contrast, only 27 per cent of Harris supporters favour mass deportations while 72 per cent oppose it, survey found.

More than a third of Trump supporters (37 per cent) favour allowing undocumented immigrants to live and work in US if y are married to an American citizen, compared with 80 per cent of Harris supporters who say same, Pew Research found.

About half of Trump supporters (49 per cent) support admitting more civilian refugees who are escaping war or violence, but a majority of Harris supporters (85 per cent) say same, it said.

Latanya, a student from Michigan, said immigration is a major issue in election and she was upset with Trump over his policy on matter.

"I think, Harris is a much better choice than Trump in election," she added.

US presidential race remained very tight with both Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat for popular votes in most swing states.

To win race for White House, successful candidate will have to secure 270 of 538 electoral votes up for grabs.

seven key swing states which are seen to be crucial to determine election results are Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, rth Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada.