Washington (Al-Ittihad, agencies)
Seven weeks before the US presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump has attacked immigrants in the United States, while his Democratic rival Kamala Harris continues her quest to attract minority votes, especially those of Latin American descent.
While polls showed Harris and Trump tied nationally in the November 5 election, the former president announced during a rally in New York that he would travel to Springfield, a city rocked by racist rumors against Haitians, in the next two weeks.
“Springfield, Ohio, this nice little town that was crime-free and no problems, 32,000 illegal immigrants came to town in a matter of weeks, I’m going to Springfield,” Trump said at the rally.
“You may never see me again, but that’s okay. I have to do what I have to do. What happened to Trump? He never left Springfield.”
In recent years, about 15,000 Haitians have settled in Springfield, a city of 60,000 people, fleeing the crisis in their country.
But for about 10 days, the city has been the focus of false information spread on social media platforms, accusing Haitians of being “thieves and cat and dog eaters.”
The allegations led to 33 bomb threats and the temporary closure of several schools, which Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who has distanced himself from Donald Trump and his deputy, J.D. Vance, denounced.
Immigration, a major issue in the presidential campaign, was a major focus of Donald Trump’s speech.
In contrast, the Democratic candidate sought to attract the votes of millions of Latino Americans.
After accepting an invitation from a Latino advocacy group to visit Washington, Harris warned of mass expulsions of immigrants and concentration camps that her rival had promised if he returned to the White House.
New polls released yesterday show that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are still neck and neck less than seven weeks before the election.
Polls also revealed a close race between them in the important state of Pennsylvania, which is one of seven swing and decisive states.
Although polls showed that registered and likely voters gave Harris higher marks in last week’s debate with Trump, they showed that the race, especially in Pennsylvania, remains close, in line with other polls.
Harris and Trump were tied at 47 percent each in the national survey of 2,437 likely voters conducted Sept. 11-16, with a margin of error of three percentage points, according to a New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College poll.
According to the New York Times poll, Harris maintained a four-point lead, scoring 50 percent to 46 percent in Pennsylvania, with a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.
A separate Washington Post poll found the race to be close in the state.
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