\n Higgins led after the first round of voting on November 4 with 35% of the vote to Gonzalez\u2019s 19%.\n <\/p>\n
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\n Affordability has been a key issue throughout the campaign, especially relevant in one of the most expensive cities in the country. Capitalizing on the Democrats\u2019 national focus on the topic as of late, Higgins supports building more affordable housing. Gonzalez backs a Gov. Ron DeSantis-supported plan that would eliminate property taxes for primary residences.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cMy opponent is keen on building, building, building,\u201d Gonzalez said in an interview with CNN. \u201cShe wants to put a skyscraper in every corner \u2026 then calling it affordable housing, which is a misnomer, because very rarely is it truly affordable.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Immigration also came up frequently in debates. Miami is home to a large Latino population and the Krome immigrant detention center<\/a>, which has gained notoriety for overcrowding and subpar conditions.\n <\/p>\n \n Gonzalez said in a debate last month he supports federal law enforcement rounding up \u201cpeople who commit crimes.\u201d Higgins, in the same debate, denounced US Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s actions in Miami as \u201cinhumane and cruel\u201d and criticized the detention center DeSantis opened<\/a> and nicknamed \u201cAlligator Alcatraz.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThis is the first year ever where residents have told me they\u2019re afraid, right?\u201d Higgins said in an interview with CNN. \u201cI can\u2019t go an hour when I am at community events without meeting someone whose brother, sister, aunt, uncle, was either taken to Alligator Alcatraz or who knows where? They don\u2019t even know where they are.\u201d\n <\/p>\n ![\"Miami](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gettyimages-2246883617.jpg\")
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