If the Democratic Party wants to win over populists, it will mean having SOME socially conservative positions that base voters won't like. And not just in purple states either.
If the Democratic Party wants to win over populists, it will mean having SOME socially conservative positions that base voters won't like. And not just in purple states either.
In this case, the detention of these specific immigrants charged with a crime is less divisive than deporting hordes of immigrants and migrants just simply because they illegally crossed the border. To me, this is more common sense.
“We must give law enforcement the means to take action when illegal immigrants break the law, to prevent situations like what occurred to Laken Riley,” he said in a statement.
Of course, that doesn't mean mass deportations won't happen--for MAGA, the act of crossing the border illegally is a crime worthy of expulsion. It doesn't have to be murder or any other crime.
I'm not saying that these D Sens are wrong, but if they think that supporting the deportation of people who've committed crimes will be limited to those charged and convicted of felonies, they're sadly mistaken.
Felony crimes differ depending on the nature of the crime. They don’t by default apply to violent crimes.
However, my understanding is that this specific legislation is meant to target those who crossed border illegally and committed specific crimes in the U.S., not strictly the act of crossing the border illegally. This particularly applies to such crimes as stabbing and homicide. Whatever degrees of severity of the crime is contingent on how the legal system classifies them.
If the Democratic Party wants to win over populists, it will mean having SOME socially conservative positions that base voters won't like. And not just in purple states either.
In this case, the detention of these specific immigrants charged with a crime is less divisive than deporting hordes of immigrants and migrants just simply because they illegally crossed the border. To me, this is more common sense.
Here's Gallego's statement on the bill:
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/01/08/congress/laken-riley-act-ruben-gallego-00197043
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“We must give law enforcement the means to take action when illegal immigrants break the law, to prevent situations like what occurred to Laken Riley,” he said in a statement.
Of course, that doesn't mean mass deportations won't happen--for MAGA, the act of crossing the border illegally is a crime worthy of expulsion. It doesn't have to be murder or any other crime.
I'm not saying that these D Sens are wrong, but if they think that supporting the deportation of people who've committed crimes will be limited to those charged and convicted of felonies, they're sadly mistaken.
Felony crimes differ depending on the nature of the crime. They don’t by default apply to violent crimes.
However, my understanding is that this specific legislation is meant to target those who crossed border illegally and committed specific crimes in the U.S., not strictly the act of crossing the border illegally. This particularly applies to such crimes as stabbing and homicide. Whatever degrees of severity of the crime is contingent on how the legal system classifies them.