Immigration crackdown becomes a major issue in US midterm races

The US midterm elections in November will decide which party controls each house of Congress.

They are also becoming a test of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies.

In Florida, business owners say immigration enforcement is frightening away workers and customers, while a Republican candidate has criticized the crackdown.

In Maine and Texas, fatal ICE shootings have become part of the election debate.

Kansas ranchers warn that enforcement operations are affecting legal workers and could raise meat prices.

Polls show growing concern about the tactics, including among Latino voters, many of whom say the policies have gone too far.

Candidates in several states are adjusting their messages as voters weigh the crackdown ahead of the elections.