"Governor Walz brought up the community of Springfield, and he's very worried about the things that I've said," Vance said after his opponent criticized him for saying he's willing to "create stories" about migrants to draw attention to Americans who suffering. Vance then listed problems in Springfield - including overcrowded schools and rising home prices - which he claimed are happening "because we brought in millions of illegal immigrants who are competing with Americans."
"The rules were that you weren't going to fact-check me, and since you're fact-checking me, I think it's important to say what's actually going on," Vance said before going on to describe several things that are not actually going on. "There's an application called the CBP One app, where you can go on as an illegal migrant, apply for asylum and parole, and be granted legal status at the wave of a Kamala Harris open border wand," he continued.
CBP One is a real app: it launched in October 2020, under former President Trump's administration, and was initially used to facilitate cross-border processing at ports of entry. CBP One has expanded significantly under President Joe Biden's administration, and Vance is right that migrants can use the app to start the parole process and schedule appointments at ports of entry where they can ask for asylum.
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