Laken Riley Act Should Be a Priority for Both Parties
In too many recent cases, authorities have failed to deport undocumented migrants who commit crimes. The results can be tragic.
Too little, too late.
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Democrats finally seem to be converging on a more serious approach to immigration enforcement. It shouldn’t have taken a drubbing at the polls last year to do it, but better late than never.
In recent weeks, Democrats have begun signaling their openness to a bill passed by the Republican-controlled House and named for Laken Riley, a young woman who was murdered by an unauthorized migrant in Georgia last winter. Among other things, the bill would mandate the federal detention of anyone unlawfully in the country who has been charged with theft-related crimes.