Vance, Walz spar on immigration during VP debate: Been to the border 'more than our border czar'

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz sparred on the issue of immigration in their debate Tuesday night, and Vance called out the immigration policies of VP Kamala Harris.

"First of all, the gross majority of what we need to do to the southern border is just empowering law enforcement to do their job," Vance said during the Tuesday night debate on CBS during a discussion on the Haitian migrant surge in Springfield and immigration overall.

"I've been to the southern border more than our ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris has been. And it's actually heartbreaking because the Border Patrol agents, they just want to be empowered to do their job."

Vance continued by saying that, "of course, additional resources would help," but that the issue is mostly about the Biden administration not empowering law enforcement to say "if you try to come across the border illegally, you've got to stay in Mexico" and "go back through proper channels."

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"Now, Gov. Walz brought up the community of Springfield, and he's very worried about the things that I've said in Springfield," Vance said. "Look, in Springfield, Ohio, and in communities all across this country, you've got schools that are overwhelmed. You've got hospitals that are overwhelmed. You've got housing that is totally unaffordable because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants to compete with Americans for scarce homes.

"The people that I'm most worried about in Springfield, Ohio, are the American citizens who have had their lives destroyed by Kamala Harris' open border. It is a disgrace, Tim, and I actually think I agree with you. I think you want to solve this problem, but I don't