Even though Democrats came together in an attempt to prevent the passage of the Laken Riley Act, it was still voted through the House on Tuesday. It’s utterly appalling that so many on the radical left have opted to forego any sort of human decency for the sake of being woke and screwing with demographics in order to win elections. How these people can sleep at night knowing what they do hurts people so deeply is a mystery.
Riley, who was only 22-years-old, was murdered in cold blood on the campus of the University of Georgia located in the city of Athens by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant hailing from Venezuela. Ibarra was a criminal with a child endangerment charge filed against him in New York, along with a shoplifting charge in Georgia just prior to killing Riley. Those who speak out against deportations of illegal migrants are essentially protecting large swaths of criminals just like Ibarra. How many more have to be killed before we enforce the law and protect our own people?
NEW: John Fetterman says if Democrats can’t get 7 votes in the Senate to pass the Laken Riley Act, then “that’s the reason why we lost."
“If you're here illegally and you're committing crimes, I don't know why anybody thinks that it's controversial, that they all need to go." pic.twitter.com/e0tDEK72uO
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 8, 2025
Check out more details from The Western Journal:
The vote Tuesday was 264-159 in favor of the act, according to the House clerk’s website. The bill attracted 216 Republican votes, with three members not voting. On the Democratic side, 48 members of the House voted for the bill, 159 voted against it, and eight did not vote. That means only 22 percent of House Democrats backed the bill. The bill had been introduced in the previous Congress. It passed 251-170. The clerk of the House recorded 214 Republicans and 37 Democrats supporting the bill, while all 170 opponents were Democrats. The bill did not pass the Senate, which was under Democratic control in 2024. Republicans now have the majority.
Today, I voted for the Laken Riley Act to prevent the horrific and brutal murder of additional innocent Americans at the hands of illegal alien thugs.
My heart still breaks for Laken, her family, and everyone touched by her life.
I’m proud this was the very first bill we passed… pic.twitter.com/QMYiZJpFlt
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) January 7, 2025
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said he would co-sponsor the bill, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan later said he would also support the bill in the Senate, where 60 votes are required to pass, meaning it needs Democratic support.
“If we can’t pull up with seven votes…that’s the reason why we lost,” Fetterman went on to say in a video clip that was shared on X.
Sen. John Barrasso, A Wyoming Republican, said Democrats in the Senate are going to be under heavy pressure to vote in favor of the bill.
The radical Left is going to vote against the Laken Riley Act, with a Squad member comparing Laken’s brutal murder to kids shoplifting chips. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/jlUi552ZNw
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) January 7, 2025
“People are going to have to make a decision. It’s now a bipartisan bill; Fetterman has now signed on,” Barrasso commented. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson released a statement slamming opposition to the legislation.
“Laken Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal alien that President Biden and the Democrats let into this country with their open border policy,” he said.
And wouldn't you know the man who wears a dress & calls himself a woman was a NAY vote on the Laken Riley Act.
As were 158 more anti-American Democrats. They should all be shamed.
You know who would've benefited from "a touch of grace", @SarahEMcBride? Laken Riley. pic.twitter.com/vJAfWA2MaC
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) January 7, 2025
“It is hard to believe after countless horrific stories like Laken’s, any House Democrats would vote against deporting illegal aliens who commit violent crimes against American citizens,” he added.
In closing, Johnson explained that opposition to the bill demonstrates that “some Democrats have ignored the loud and clear message from voters in this election who demanded secure borders, the deportation of violent illegal aliens, and laws that put the safety and security of the American people first.”