Trump Attacks Biden as Soft on Immigration in Arizona Speech

President made immigration crackdown a central theme in 2016
Trump to highlight issue in Arizona, where he trails in polls

Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Mankato, Minnesota, on Aug. 17. — Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Mankato, Minnesota, on Aug. 17.
Photographer: Ben Brewer/Bloomberg

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By Mario Parker and Justin Sink

August 18, 2020 at 6:30 PM UTC

Updated on

August 18, 2020 at 10:05 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump portrayed Joe Biden as soft on illegal immigration in a speech Tuesday afternoon near the southern U.S. border, reprising a central theme of his 2016 campaign.

Biden’s immigration plan is “the most radical, extreme, reckless, dangerous and deadly immigration plan ever put forward by a major party candidate,” Trump said during his visit to Yuma, Arizona.