Democrats participating in the race for representation maryland state senate He urged the audience at a recent candidate forum to “forget about the border” and said the border “is a Republican talking point” as he pushed for an increase in the total number of immigrants legally allowed to enter the United States each year. “It’s a distraction.”
Comments from Congressman David Trone (D-Maryland). He is running against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks to become Maryland’s next state senator, speaking on affordable housing at a forum April 2 in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. It appeared when discussing.
Asked about plans to address the “affordable housing shortage,” Tron suggested that home prices have reached new heights in recent years because there is not enough supply to meet demand.
Tron said the United States has a “shortage of 650,000 workers in the construction industry,” which he argued is a result of U.S. immigration policy.
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“Do you know who builds almost all the housing in the construction industry? Latinos,” Tron said at a recent candidate forum. (Graham Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Do you know who builds almost all the homes in the construction industry? Latinos,” Tron said. “Our immigration policy makes no sense at all. We need a more legal policy.” [immigration]. ”
“Forget about the border. It’s a Republican talking point and a distraction. Let’s talk about how to drive the economy,” he said. “We run our economy with people who don’t look like me, who have different ideas than me. The differences in all of us, our diversity, that makes us incredibly believers. What makes us such an amazing country is our diversity.”
Tron advocated raising the cap on the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter the United States each year.
“Right now, legally, we’ve had 1 million immigrants a year for the last 25 years. We haven’t changed that once in 25 years. Why? Because we’re waiting for Congress to do comprehensive immigration reform. ”
Trone suggested voters should take one “baby step” after another until the number of immigrants legally admitted to the country increases each year.
“That’s the way we do business. We take one small step at a time until we’re all done,” he said.
“We need to increase this one million to five million,” he added. “There are 5 million legal immigrants who are domestic immigrants. By domestic immigration, you don’t come to El Paso and say, ‘I’m coming forward,’ you’re in El Salvador, you’re in Haiti, and you’re…” America. Go to the embassy, you go to the American consulate. ”
Tron claimed that immigrants are creating “tens of millions of jobs,” pointing to companies like Apple and eBay.
Congressman David Trone is running in the Democratic primary against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks for Maryland’s next U.S. Senate seat. (Getty Images)
Top Senate Democrats in close race restore citizenship and give voting rights to millions of illegal immigrants
Trone also noted the long wait times for people trying to enter the United States legally, noting that 26% of people already approved to enter the U.S. from seven countries said they were “approved for entry.” He will die at that point.”
“We have approved them, but they have not reached the front lines yet. [26%] I won’t be able to go to the front lines,” he added.
Tron’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on his remarks.
Trone – A strong contender in the crowd Democratic primary field Among the 10 candidates seeking to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) – has represented Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in the House of Representatives since 2019.
Tron’s comments came after he expressed support for giving citizenship and voting rights to millions of people. illegal immigration reside in the United States during another candidate forum in March.
Rep. Tron speaks with constituents after a roundtable on Latino issues at a library in Hyattsville, Maryland, on October 15, 2023. (Rob Hill of The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“We need to welcome all 12 million DACA, TPS, undocumented people here right now, make them citizens and move forward. We have every right to do so,” Tron said at the time, referring to the Deferred Action Children Act. Arrivals (DACA), also known as “Dreamers,” who were brought to the United States as children by illegal immigrant parents, and immigrants granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
The winner of the Democratic Senate primary will likely face former Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in the general election. participated in the race During February.
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Mr. Hogan was once a popular critic. president trumpthe leading Republican candidate among his primary challengers.
