Impact of Illegal Immigration Gets Tested in New York Special Election

NEW YORK—In a city where nearly 200,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in less than two years, the issue of border security, alongside increased crime, is looming large over the Feb. 13 special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. The two candidates vying for the U.S. House seat—held by Rep. George Santos until he was ejected—are Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who held the seat for six years prior to Mr. Santos, and Republican Mazi Pilip, a Republican member of Nassau County’s legislature. The candidates hold divergent views on the illegal immigration issue and Ms. Pilip has accused Mr. Suozzi and fellow Democrats of helping to cause the crisis....