Kari Lake says illegal immigration adding to housing affordability crisis

By Zach Halaschak

Published May 18, 2024 4:00am ET

EXCLUSIVE — Arizona Republican Senate contender Kari Lake said the explosion of immigration over the past few years has hurt housing affordability.

Lake, a former TV news anchor and 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate, told the Washington Examiner during an interview focused on economic policy that the flood of immigrants into the United States has had deleterious effects on the country.