Republican campaigns see immigration as a winning issue for midterms

Republicans are spending more money and running more ads on immigration than Democrats are ahead of the November midterm elections, according to an NPR analysis of advertisement data.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/5568x3712!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2F34%2F896d0a7940f2b30c42adb3a74474%2Fgettyimages-2285653999.jpg' alt='Children play on the Mexico-U.S. border wall in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on May 10. Border security has been a big theme for Republican ads during the 2026 midterm campaign.'/><p>Republicans are spending more money and running more ads on immigration than Democrats are ahead of the November midterm elections, according to an NPR analysis of advertisement data.</p><p>(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-133702' />