California's 51st Congressional District includes a large stretch of central and east San Diego County.
“I'm really proud that in my first two terms in Congress, I've found ways to get things done for our community, even amidst all of the chaos and craziness,” Jacobs said.Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.
“It's a real problem, but it is not the number one problem,” Bill Wells, Republican mayor of El Cajon and Jacobs' opponent, said. “She said that every single person that comes across that border has been well-vetted,” Wells said about Jacobs after the debate. “That's just an absolute lie … We have no idea what people's history is as far as the health issues, as far as economic issues, as far as criminal issues. We're just letting people in, and she seems to be perfectly fine with that.”
“We’re seeing that homelessness is not caused by housing,” Wells said. “As a doctor in psychology, having worked in emergency rooms doing psychiatric evaluation, I can tell you that almost 95% of the people that are homeless have drug and alcohol addictions.”“Many studies have been done, including a recent study by the University of California that has shown very clearly that the number one reason for people experiencing homelessness is lack of income,” she said.
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