Guzzardi: "Trump needs to put his central issue - immigration - to the forefront."

The first presidential debate is in the books, and many will remember the crosstalk more than the actual content of the candidates' answers. With all the questions asked, one major subject was missing: immigration.

In 2016, Donald Trump had immigration and its detrimental effect on U.S. employment front and center. During today's pandemic, nearly 30 million people are unemployed or under-employed. Again this year, as per usual, about 4 million high school graduates will enter the labor market to look for jobs.

In his latest op-ed "One important issue overlooked during first debate," Joe Guzzardi discusses why immigration should be a focus in future debates, starting with the fact that there's a real contrast to explore:

"Biden's website and his statements during the Democratic primaries indicate that he would expand immigration and, therefore, create higher immigrant employment that would make it tougher for job-searching Americans."

"For his part, Trump needs to put his central issue - immigration - to the forefront. The president can point to his ultimate successes in prevailing on immigration issues that the courts challenged, namely imposing travel restrictions on aliens from nations with ties to terrorism, finalizing agreements with Mexico and other Central American nations to deter illegal immigrants intending to defraud U.S. asylum policies, and dramatically lowering refugee admissions.

Trump's achievements mean fewer work permits, and more American job opportunities. And that's at least worth mentioning during the second debate."

Will immigration be explored in the next debate? Consider tuning in to the Vice Presidential Debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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