The crisis surrounding the fentanyl trade in the United States and the “invasion” of immigrants who arrived across the border with Mexico were the two axes of the second part of the third debate of the Republican primaries in Miami, where again, as in the two previous appointments, there were The main favorite for this nomination is former President Donald Trump.

In the fight against this synthetic opioid that is wreaking havoc on the streets of the United States, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has warned that to defeat this plague we must “go to the source”, China. while simultaneously working against drug cartels and increasing border patrol numbers along the Mexican border.

Hayley was particularly critical so-called “sanctuary cities” and illegal immigration, and advocated for the immediate deportation of illegal migrants detained in the United States.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called it an “invasion.” The second favorite in the polls is the waves of illegal immigrants arriving across the Mexican border.

DeSantis said Trump (2017-2021) should have attended the debate to explain, among other things, why he wants another chance at the White House and Why didn’t he make Mexico pay for the wall? along the southern border.

He promised that if he became president, make Mexico pay for the wall and declare a national emergency to send the military to the border. He also mentioned the drug cartels he threatened to kill.

“We’re going to confront cartels, terrorist organizations, and we’re going to allow the use of lethal force. We will also have maritime operations to intercept precursor chemicals coming into Mexico. If any of the cartels try to smuggle fentanyl across the border, that will be the last thing they do. “We’re going to kill them” said.

He took the opportunity to criticize US President Joe Biden for what he called fentanyl eradication efforts gone wrong and for being part of an elite that ignores these crises.

If the former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie He has advocated increasing the number of National Guard troops at the border to stop illegal immigration. DeSantis upped the ante with his proposal to “militarize” the border.

Christy was also in favor increase border control technological resources and confront the problem of fentanyl as a “disease” when we talk about consumers.

Senator Tim Scott went further and called for ““complete closure” of the border with Mexico.

For his part, the billionaire businessman Vivek Ramaswamy He was very critical of the Mexican President. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom he called a “disaster”, So the best strategy, he added, is to strive for good relations with Mexico’s next president.

After debates last August and September in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Simi Valley, California, the spotlight was on tonight. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miamia new opportunity for one of the candidates to take second place.

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According to FiveThirtyEight’s popularity thermometer, the average of Tuesday’s polls gave him Trump with 56.5% probability for the GOP nomination, while DeSantis, the second favorite, has just 13.9%, followed by Haley (9%) and Ramaswamy (5.2%).

Christie barely reaches 2.9% and Scott is 2.2%.

In the coming days, polls will show whether DeSantis’ attempts to succeed will materialize as the Iowa caucuses are just around the corner (January), an event that will kick off the 2024 Iowa election cycle in the United States. ahead of the November 5 presidential election.

(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)