Trump warns Harris will turn the US into a ’migrant camp’

During a rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on Sunday, Donald Trump pledged to hire 10,000 additional border patrol agents if reelected, ramping up his criticism of Kamala Harris on immigration. Trump devoted much of his speech to border enforcement, promising to request congressional approval for a 10% pay raise for border patrol agents and a $10,000 signing and retention bonus. Flanked by border patrol union leaders, who have endorsed him, Trump stated, “This will ensure we can hire and retain the border patrol agents we need.“ Locked in a tight race with vice-president Harris ahead of the November 5 election, Trump is viewed by many voters as the best candidate to tackle illegal immigration, which remains a top voter issue. Earlier this year, Trump helped block a bipartisan border security bill that would have funded 1,500 additional border agents and 1,600 asylum officers. Currently, the US has around 20,000 border patrol officers. Read the best of our journalism