House Passes Bill to Deport Migrants that Assault Police Officers

Recently, the House, controlled by the Republican party, ratified a law that, if put into action, mandates the expulsion of any illegal immigrant guilty of assaulting a police officer. The Democrat party majority expressed dissent, however, their objections fell on deaf ears. The law is just one among many that House Republican leaders are adopting in line with National Police Week.

With a 265 to 148 majority vote, the legislation was passed. A noteworthy point is that 54 Democrats crossed party lines to vote with their Republican counterparts. The bill is formally referred to as the ‘Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act.’ It was led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican from New Jersey.

The driving principle behind the act is that any illegal alien who engages in violence against our law enforcement has no justification for residing in our nation. Such an individual underlines a blatant disregard for our legal system and societal structure. Thereby, the law deems them unqualified to make positive contributions to our society.

The stipulations of the law dictate that all illegal immigrants accused and found guilty of attacking police officers must be kept in federal custody until they are deported. Sounds fair, doesn’t it? The bill also introduces a new category of ‘migrant inadmissibility,’ especially for those who violate this law.

Rep. Tom Emmer, the House Majority Whip and a high-ranking member of the Republican party, expressed his thoughts on the passage of the bill. He criticized the Democrats for voting in favor of protecting violent, illegal immigrants. He suggested that their actions had demonstrated an extremely anti-law enforcement stance.

The motivation for the bill lies in the concerning string of incidents where illegal immigrants assaulting police officers have sparked national outrage. It spotlights the formidable challenges spawned by the ongoing crisis of illegal immigration at America’s southern border, as a result of President Biden’s questionable immigration policies.

A startling instance in late January recorded a group of illegal immigrants brutally assaulting two New York City police officers in Times Square. In a more tragic event in early March, an illegal entrant was implicated in a hit-and-run accident, where a Washington State Patrol trooper was fatally injured, as chronicled by Fox 13.

An astronomical number of migrants have been granted entry into the U.S. under Biden’s administration. His course of action on his first day in office was to abolish almost every strict border regulation formulated by former President Donald Trump. The palpable consequences of this strategic oversight are becoming a hard pill to swallow.

Concurrent to all this, the importance of immigration as an issue has skyrocketed among voters as the 2024 elections loom nearer. It presents itself boldly, accompanied by equally worrisome concerns about the economy. According to a poll conducted by ABC/Ipsos, Trump was found to have a higher approval rating than President Biden in regards of trust, showcasing a preference for former policies over current ones.

Diving into the specifics, the article from The Post Millennial, citing the survey, claims a favorable rating of 49 percent in relation to the economy for Trump, starkly overshadowing Biden’s 37 percent. Similarly, 41 percent of respondents expressed a more favorable view of Trump’s actions on crime, compared to Biden’s 35 percent. More so, 45 percent were seen to approve of Trump’s handling of inflation, while only 31 percent thought Biden could deal efficiently with the same.

The equation remains similar when it comes to immigration. Trump seems to have a clear advantage with a 45 percent favorable rating against a bleak 29 percent for Biden. It’s clear more Americans consider immigration as the preeminent problem facing the United States today, with its significance increasing significantly month over month.

The Gallup polling firm echoed these sentiments in a report stating, ‘Immigration has passed the government as the most cited problem.’ From January through November 2023, the government was potentially the greatest problem according to Americans. Interestingly, the only substantial trend shift in the past month is on the issue of immigration.

Immigration was a hot-button issue for Americans unique to the Trump administration as well. As far back as 2018, Trump wrestled a surge in illegal border crossings while simultaneously arguing with a Republican-led Congress to obtain funding for his promised border fortifications. The urgency of these issues hasn’t alleviated even now and continues to be of paramount concern to Americans across the country.