{"id":2412312,"date":"2025-03-11T08:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-bats-down-protests-at-national-league-of-cities-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T08:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:57:13","slug":"vance-bats-down-protests-at-national-league-of-cities-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-bats-down-protests-at-national-league-of-cities-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance bats down protests at National League of Cities speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-bats-down-protests-at-national-league-of-cities-speech-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent speech at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference \u2062in\u2064 Washington D.C., Vice President JD\u2063 Vance addressed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ro-khanna-breaks-down-how-tech-jobs-can-save-small-town-america-in-new-book\/\" title=\"Rep. Ro Khanna Breaks Down How Tech Jobs Can Save Small Town America In New Book\">rising housing costs<\/a> in the\u200d U.S., attributing much\u2063 of the \u2062demand to illegal immigration.He argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allowing manny undocumented immigrants<\/a> to compete \u2064for housing\u200b drives up costs and emphasized the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">curb illegal immigration<\/a> \u2062as a solution to make housing more affordable for American citizens. While Vance spoke, he faced\u2063 interruptions from \u200ca protester advocating for increased immigration, which prompted a tense exchange where he \u2064defended his stance and \u2063reiterated the importance\u200b of\u2064 border security for community safety and \u200baffordability. He \u200bencouraged open \u2062dialog about immigration policies,\u200c acknowledging differing opinions but insisting on \u200cthe enforcement of existing laws. Vance&#8217;s remarks come amid \u2062ongoing \u2063debates about immigration and housing,\u200c with local Democrats pushing back against federal\u2064 crackdowns by\u2063 declaring sanctuary cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance bats down protests when blaming immigration for spike in housing costs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2030644\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> quickly moved past a protester who disrupted his address calling for lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigration<\/a> levels to help improve housing costs in the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we talk about housing and why costs are so high, we don&rsquo;t talk enough about demand. And one of the drivers of increased housing demand,&rdquo; said Vance during a Monday afternoon speech to the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington D.C. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3343333\/trump-rolls-dice-on-economy-tariffs\/\">Trump rolls the dice on the economy, long his top issue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342651\/trump-white-house-abandons-stock-market-barometer-recession-fears\/\">Trump White House abandons stock market barometer amid recession fears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3343243\/norad-warns-excessive-increase-pilots-violating-airspace-mar-a-lago\/\">NORAD warns of &#8216;excessive&#8217; increase in pilots violating airspace over Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3335479\/oval-office-confrontations-rare-unpredictable-trump-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OVAL OFFICE CONFRONTATIONS ARE RARE AND UNPREDICTABLE BUT NOT UNPRECEDENTED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And one of the drivers of increased housing demand, we know is that we&rsquo;ve got a lot of people over the last four years who have come into the country illegally, and that&rsquo;s something we have to work on if we want to meaningfully reduce the cost of housing too,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Now just, just think about this. If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the cost of homes, you are going to have a large and frankly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-unchecked-migration-is-killing-the-american-dream\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance: Unchecked Migration Is Killing The American Dream\">completely preventable spike<\/a> in the demand for housing.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>But as he was making the case to curb illegal immigration a member of the audience was heard shouting at the vice president causing him to pause his speech briefly. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I see one of our nice representatives out here wants to, actually, I guess, continue to flood the country with illegal immigrants, making your communities and citizens unaffordable,&rdquo; Vance eventually responded. <\/p>\n<p>Members of the crowd simultaneously booed and clapped after Vance&rsquo;s unsubtle rebuke. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But ma&rsquo;am. With all respect, one of the reasons why we&rsquo;re doing what we&rsquo;re doing is because we want to make it more affordable for Americans to live,&rdquo; Vance also said to the heckler. <\/p>\n<p>The conference was to include 2,000 government officials from across the nation with various political backgrounds. Vance attempted to bridge the divide between Republican and Democratic lawmakers, particularly around illegal immigration, fresh off his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337978\/vance-wants-trump-build-entire-border-wall-2029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"trip to the southern border\">trip to the southern border<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also think it&rsquo;s important to be honest about those disagreements, to acknowledge those disagreements, but to say that the reason why we care about border security is because we want your communities to be safer. We want them to be more affordable. We want there to be less drugs in our country, and we want your citizens to be able to live the American dream,&rdquo; Vance said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So with all due respect for some of the disagreements and opinion, I&rsquo;d say we welcome disagreements. We want to talk about those disagreements, but we also have to respect the law in the United States of America,&rdquo; Vance added.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Some Democratic lawmakers on the local level have pushed back against Trump&rsquo;s crackdown on illegal immigration by declaring their territory to be a sanctuary city while some national Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have worked to explain to immigrants their rights in response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I can tell you that, yes, of course, you&rsquo;re going to disagree with some of our policies. That&rsquo;s okay. Come and tell us when you disagree with our policies, and we&rsquo;ll have a conversation about it,&rdquo; Vance said after another outburst. &ldquo;Maybe don&rsquo;t shout it in front of 2000 people. I can&rsquo;t even hear what you&rsquo;re saying, sir.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But importantly, importantly on this question of immigration, we have to recognize that, yes, you can disagree with some of the laws that are in place,&rdquo; Vance continued. &ldquo;You can disagree with the enforcement of those laws. You can even vote for people who want to change those laws, but while we have immigration laws on the books, we will enforce them, and we expect our local municipalities to help us.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.c-span.org%2Fevent%2Fpublic-affairs-event%2Fmayors-speak-at-natl-league-of-cities-conference%2F431530&amp;t=Mayors%20Speak%20at%20Nat%27l%20League%20of%20Cities%20Conference%20%7C%20C-SPAN.org\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2030644\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2030644\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance dismisses protest while linking immigration to housing costs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2412313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vance-interview.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51918,3970,4554,15469],"class_list":["post-2412312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-national-league-of-cities","tag-protests","tag-speech","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vance-interview.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2412312"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412317,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2412312\/revisions\/2412317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2412313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2412312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2412312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2412312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}