August 16, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

I believe in free speech, but telling flat out lies that harm people’s ability to choose knowledgeably ought to have serious consequences…

You could see that demonization of immigrants today in Vance’s straight-up lie that Vice President Kamala Harris “wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.” In fact, Harris today called for Congress to expand plans already in place in the Biden administration, and none of those plans call for giving money to undocumented migrants.