Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake eyes invasion declaration, sweeping border moves if elected

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has pledged to declare an "invasion" at the southern border as part of her border plan if elected in November.

Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, with a focus on immigration. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter: @AdamShawNY

With a crisis in both Arizona and Texas, Lake has joined the growing number of voices calling to declare an invasion at the southern border, a move proponents have argued would give the governor additional powers to deal with the crisis under the Constitution.  

"This is the biggest invasion we've ever had on our homeland since the founding of this country," Lake told Fox News Digital in an interview. "And so we're going to call it what it is.