Flagstaff Business News Northern Arizona’s premier source for business May 4, 2025 By FBN Leave a Comment Filed Under: Business, Local News Tagged With: Lucy Leyva, Prescott Maid to Order Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInPRESCOTT VALLEY AZ (AZFamily)—Former President Donald Trump held a rally on Sunday in Prescott Valley to a capacity crowd just weeks before election day Arizona figures to play a pivotal role in the race for the White House again in 2024. With early voting in the state already underway Arizona’s Family spoke with Trump supporters outside the rally about their top issues this election season and he’s going to do it again,” said supporter Bob Pedersen The Former President spoke at the Findlay Toyota Center for around an hour and a half focusing heavily on the border and immigration he plans to ask Congress to immediately approve a 10% raise for all border patrol agents and give them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus He also accepted an endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council a longtime backer that endorsed him during his two previous campaigns “I think that the number one issue that (the polls) have down is the economy and inflation I think the number one issue is the destruction of our country I really think that’s actually the number one issue,” said Trump During the rally, Trump also touched on the economy and inflation and took several shots at his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris’ record "I think he’s shown us with his previous presidency how good he really is and how good he is about the border," another supporter See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? 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Send it to us here with a brief description PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday proposed hiring 10,000 additional Border Patrol agents and giving them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus after he derailed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that included funding for more border personnel Trump made his pledge during a rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona roughly 260 miles north of the state’s border with Mexico He accepted an endorsement from the agents’ union which is a longtime Trump backer that endorsed him during his prior two campaigns Trump has made illegal immigration the focus of his campaign and blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for a record spike in unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border He frequently denounces people entering the U.S and he has vowed to stage the largest deportation operation in American history if he is elected president again "I will rescue Arizona and all the towns that have been invaded," Trump remarked "All she had to do was close the border." He did defy the union earlier this year when he convinced Republicans to kill a bipartisan immigration bill that contained additional border resources the bill would have funded 1,500 personnel at U.S Trump at the time said he did not want to give Democrats a political victory on his key issue Trump contended the legislation was "a horrible bill." Trump and his allies routinely call Harris the "border czar," even though she’s never had that title President Joe Biden did ask Harris early in his administration to study the "root causes" of migration from Central America "If we allow Border Czar Harris to win this election every community in this great country is going to go to hell," union president Paul Perez said as he stood next to Trump on stage with a group of agents Trump has vowed to complete a border wall if he’s returned to the White House. He routinely trumpets his comparatively low numbers of border crossings with the much higher ones during Biden’s first three years in office, though currently crossings are back down to levels at or below those seen during most of Trump’s term Trump’s term was also marked by a struggle to crack down on illegal crossings before the COVID-19 pandemic led to international border closures Border Patrol agents separated immigrant children from their parents one of several enforcement programs the Trump administration implemented to target illegal immigration All eyes are on the voters of Arizona as former President Donald Trump is campaigning hard for votes 13 to speak with voters just weeks before Election Day Trump vows to crack down on penalties for people who illegally cross the border and commit crimes in America "Death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen," he said The former president also addressed his plans to combat inflation "We've got this thing under our feet At the roundtable that was held before his rally which he says he believes he's leading this swing state something that’s been talked about the last couple of weeks He says his policies align with their values By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Prescott Valley Sunday The campaign says he will speak at the Findlay Toyota Center at 2 p.m It will be his fourth trip to the state this year but the first to northern Arizona He last visited in September for a rally in Tucson He previously held campaign events in Prescott Valley in 2016 and 2022 “Arizonans know they would be worse off with another four years of leadership that frivolously spends our hard-earned money and continues to embolden cartels and criminals over law-abiding citizens," the Trump team said in a statement announcing the rally "It's exactly why Arizonans trust President Trump to Make America Affordable and Safe Again." Arizona is a hot stop for the presidential campaigns this week with Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris visiting Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke at a get-out-the-vote campaign rally and a “Republicans for Harris” event in Phoenix Tuesday Republican vice-presidential candidate Sen JD Vance is in Tucson on Wednesday and the Valley on Thursday Tim Walz is also in Tucson Wednesday and Phoenix Thursday for a veteran and military families event with Rep Harris will make her own trip to Phoenix on Thursday for a rally followed by several events with First Lady Jill Biden on Friday and Saturday The packed schedule comes as the latest polls show Trump and Harris in a dead heat in the battleground state Early in-person voting starts Wednesday in Arizona and mail-in ballots are expected to go out this week.