GOP Bill Would Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops

Illegal immigration is surging at the southern border and the House Republicans have introduced a bill that would force the Biden administration to immediately deport illegal aliens or non-citizens who assault cops. Personally, I like the idea but why limit the bill to just police? Why not deport any violent non-citizen to their country of origin? 

The bill was introduced on Tuesday, amid an increase in violence by illegal aliens and other non-citizens. Last month, a border patrol agent was assaulted by an illegal immigrant as she was making an arrest.

GOP lawmakers blame the Biden administration’s incredible lax enforcement of border restrictions for the surge in illegal immigrants, saying that a rise in violent crime is a byproduct of the border crisis.

Democrats worry that deporting illegal immigrants who commit crimes against police will lose votes for their party, especially those votes for Democrats who still want to defund the police and all law enforcement and take away guns from law abiding Americans.

"As the Biden border crisis rages on, I have serious concerns about the ramifications for law enforcement officers who are on the front lines dealing with migrants," Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), who is spearheading the legislation, told the Washington Free Beacon in a statement. "Whether on Long Island or at the southern border, there should be no ambiguity that assaulting a police officer is a deportable offense for non-citizens."

There should be no ambiguity that assaulting anyone by an illegal immigrant is a sign that there is going to be more trouble down the road and that these criminals should be shown the door out of the country. But starting with law enforcement is a good start.

Garbarino’s bill, dubbed the POLICE Act, would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so that any assault on a law enforcement officer results in deportation. The bill is co-sponsored by six additional GOP lawmakers and is likely to garner traction in the Republican-controlled House, where immigration issues remain a top concern. 

Senate passage of the legislation would be more difficult with Democrats in control because it would decrease their voting base.

There has been a sharp spike since Biden apparently took office in the number of illegal immigrants apprehended at the border who have been convicted of violent crimes, including domestic violence and murder. In fact, this number has even exceeded those of the NFL and NBA.

 Customs and Border Patrol in 2022 apprehended more than 12,000 such illegal immigrants. Nearly 11,000 were apprehended in 2021 compared to just 2,438 illegal immigrants with criminal records apprehended in 2020. Additionally, nearly 140 non-citizen sex offenders were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a November 2022 operation in which no horse whips were used on those migrants.

Supporters of the legislation say it is necessary to combat a surge in violence that has spilled past the southern border and is endangering American communities across the country as immigrants are shuffled around more than a deck of cards at a Vegas blackjack table.

Karine Jean Pierre, the White House Press Zero, may try to tell us there is no problem at our southern border and that Joe Biden has things under control. She and the administration lie to us all the time, evidently believing we're gullible or just plain stupid. But the collective intelligence of the country is very smart and we are the people who cannot be fooled 'all of the time.' Some tall Republican with a beard, high hat, and a crazy wife said that.

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