Vance bats down protests when blaming immigration for spike in housing costs

Published March 11, 2025 8:52am ET



Vice President JD Vance quickly moved past a protester who disrupted his address calling for lower immigration levels to help improve housing costs in the U.S.

“When we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don’t talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand,” said Vance during a Monday afternoon speech to the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington D.C.

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