The House passed a bill, HR 7343, to deport illegal aliens who assault police officers. The measure passed by a vote of 265-148. Fifty-four Democrats voted for it, and 148 voted against it.
The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), said “There is no reason that an illegal alien who attacks our law enforcement should remain in our country; that shows zero respect for our rule of law or our institutions, and they will not be positive contributors to society.” Supporters of the legislation pointed to the recent incident in New York City where illegal aliens attacked several police officers.
Some people wonder, however, why we needed a new law to deport some illegal aliens when we already had laws which require that all of them be deported.
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