Tucson Standard

Filis Cardieri, a Vail resident and member of the Saint Rita in the Desert parish, said, "our property taxes are benefitting illegals" and continue to increase without providing any additional benefits to taxpayers. 

"Our property taxes are benefitting illegals, providing them with free housing, healthcare, and education," Cardieri said. “Even though some of us have our homes paid off, the property value of homes has gone up drastically, raising our property taxes with no added benefits or services."

“Our hospital emergency rooms are full of homeless, drug addicts, and illegals," Cardieri continued. "The real estate market in Pima County is limited, and out-of-staters are outbidding our young home buyers here."

Housing prices have risen 47.1% since January 2020 affecting Americans across the country.

Not only have homes become more expensive, but the supply of housing has also dropped 34.3% since before the pandemic. 

Higher mortgages and elevated interest rates also make homeowners less likely to sell their houses, further creating a deficit in the market.  

As mortgages increased, so has rent for many Americans who cannot afford a house yet. Rent has increased 22.25% since March of 2020. 

While the cost of living has greatly increased for Americans, wages have stayed stagnant. People can no longer afford to live within the means that they are used to because incomes have not expanded at the same rate as the cost of living.

“The most absurd thing that Kamala says at her rallies is that on day one I’m going to tackle the food and housing affordability crisis in this country. Day one for Kamala Harris was three and a half years ago and everything that she has done has made the affordability problem worse,” said Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance in an interview with Fox News. 

Vance made similar comments in another recent interview, “Why aren’t we talking about inflation? Why aren’t we talking about the fact that groceries are unaffordable thanks to Kamala Harris’ policies? And so is housing. We’ve talked a little bit about the border, why aren’t we talking about the fact that the entire world is on fire because of Kamala Harris’ foreign policy, she’s just asleep at the wheel.”