Here are the presidential candidates’ positions on the economy, immigration, foreign policy and more.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have spent months pitching their different visions for the United States.

The presidential candidates, representing the Democratic and Republican parties respectively, differ on most policies advocated to solve the country’s problems, while agreeing only on a few points.

Al Jazeera has taken a closer look at their campaign platforms and promises to compare their positions on the key issues facing the US.

Economy and production

Kamala Harris:

• Cut taxes for “more than 100 million working and middle-class Americans” by reinstating the Child Tax Credit and the Income Tax Credit
• Increase the long-term capital gains tax from 20 percent to 28 percent and the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent
• Federal ban on price gouging of food and groceries
• Focus on Harris’ ‘Opportunity Economy Agenda’, which describes the campaign as a “plan to help small businesses and entrepreneurs innovate and grow”
• A goal of 25 million new business applications in her first term by increasing the tax deduction for start-up costs from $5,000 to $50,000
• Resist ‘unfair trade practices’ from China or any other country ‘that undermines American workers’
• Ensure the US is a leader in the “industries of the future” such as semiconductors, clean energy and artificial intelligence

Donald Trump:

• End inflation
• Reduce corporate tax to 15 percent
• Would consider significantly increasing the child tax credit
• Cut back on government spending
• The US is becoming “by far” the largest energy producer in the world and is driving down energy costs
• Bring supply chains to the US, stop outsourcing and turn the US into a ‘manufacturing superpower’
• Prevent the import of Chinese-made vehicles and protect the American auto industry
• Nativist Economic Policy – ​​“Buy Americans, Rent Americans”
• Raise tariffs on foreign-made goods while lowering taxes

Immigration

Harris:

• Says the immigration system is ‘broken’ and needs ‘comprehensive reform’
• Supports a border security bill that would increase detection technology to intercept drugs
• Add 1,500 border security agents
• Provide an “earned path to citizenship”
• Increase legal immigration by increasing the number of work-related and family visas

Trump:

• Deport millions of undocumented immigrants in the “largest deportation operation in American history” with the help of the Army and National Guard
• “Close the border and stop the invasion of migrants” by deploying military forces to the U.S.-Mexico border and building detention facilities there, and reinstate Remain in Mexico, which forces asylum seekers to remain in Mexico until their immigration lawsuits are resolved have been resolved
• End birthright rights for children of undocumented parents
• Impose ideological screening of immigrants
• Proposed automatic green cards for foreign graduates of US universities
• Blames immigration for rising housing, education and healthcare costs

Housing

Harris:

• Build three million affordable homes
• Reduce regulations to speed up house building
• Punish companies that hoard homes and drive up prices
• Give first-time homebuyers a down payment of up to $25,000

Trump:

• Lower mortgage rates by reducing inflation
• Clear some federal land for housing
• Reduce housing costs by reducing the number of immigrants, whom Trump blames for rising prices

Employee rights

Harris:

• Sign pro-union legislation like the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would limit employers’ power to interfere with unions and protect striking workers
• End taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers
• Fight to raise the minimum wage and end subminimum wages for tipped workers

Trump:

• Tax cuts for employees and no tax on tips
• End taxes on overtime
• Both Trump and running mate JD Vance reject the PRO Act, Trump has floated the idea of ​​firing workers who strike

Foreign policy

Harris:

• Protect U.S. forces and interests “against Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups” and ensure that Iran never becomes a nuclear power
• Support Israel’s “right to defend itself” and ensure Israel has the ability to do so by rejecting the arms embargo
• Work to end the war in Gaza, “let Palestinians realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination”
• Stay ahead of China and hold it accountable for human rights abuses while supporting “Taiwan’s ability to defend itself.” opposes severing economic relationship with China, focusing instead on “protecting U.S. interests”
• Support Ukraine against Russia “as long as necessary”

Trump:

• ‘Peace through strength’ that will ‘prevent World War III’
• Focus on the threat from China and “secure strategic independence” from China, while revoking Beijing’s “most favored nation” status. Trump has also said he wants a “good relationship” with China and has praised President Xi Jinping, saying Taiwan must pay for US protection
• Support Israel, seek peace in the Middle East
• End the war in Ukraine, no commitment for additional aid for Ukraine against Russia

Crime and justice

Harris:

• Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, while requiring more background checks and supporting red flag laws that prevent guns from getting into the hands of ‘dangerous people’
• Invest in law enforcement
• End the opioid epidemic
• No presidential immunity for crimes committed while in office
• Supreme Court reforms, including requiring judges to follow ethics rules and imposing term limits

Trump:

• Stop the “migrant crime epidemic”
• Defeat foreign drug cartels and end gang violence, called for the death penalty for drug dealers
• Give the police immunity from prosecution
• Supported rehabilitation of non-violent offenders in accordance with criminal justice reform passed during his presidency

Environment

Harris:

• Build on the Inflation Reduction Act, which included green initiatives to address climate change
• Continue America’s global climate leadership
• “Fight for the freedom to breathe clean air, drink clean water and live free from the pollution fueling the climate crisis”

Trump:

• Withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Cancel electric vehicle mandates
• Eliminate environmental regulations, such as restrictions on fossil fuel production, that are considered “burdensome.”
• Push back against the Inflation Reduction Act
• Push for nuclear energy

Education

Harris:

• Ensuring the affordability of childcare and preschool education for children
• End the “unreasonable burden of student debt” and make higher education more affordable
• Against private school vouchers and tuition tax credits

Trump:

• Close the Ministry of Education, make the states responsible for education
• Has proposed giving money to families to spend on private education and homeschooling
• Cut off federal funding for schools that promote “critical race theory” and “radical gender ideology.”
• Deport “pro-Hamas radicals,” make “college campuses safe and patriotic again”

Abortion

Harris:

• Prevent the national abortion ban from becoming law
• Will sign any bill passed by Congress that restores the legality of abortion nationwide

Trump:

• Says abortion is a state-level issue, and has said he will not sign a national abortion ban, but did not say whether he would veto bills passed by Congress

Healthcare

Harris:

• Lower the cost of pharmaceutical drugs, extend the $35 limit on insulin for all Americans
• Strengthen the Affordable Care Act and lower healthcare premiums
• Work with states to forgive medical debt for more people
• Guaranteed right to in vitro fertilization (IVF), warned of some Republican attempts to restrict it

Trump:

• Says he is “looking at alternatives” to the Affordable Care Act, which he calls too expensive
• Supports improved access to IVF
• Would “probably” disband the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, calling it “a very expensive solution”

Election laws

Harris:

• Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Acts, which would enshrine voting rights protections and expand voting by mail and early voting

Trump:

• Highlights the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen
• Calls for same-day voting, voter identification, paper ballots and proof of citizenship