Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this is an interesting bill to be offered for unanimous consent because it actually does nothing. It does nothing. Why? Because individuals are already subject to deportation for assault--whether they assault a police officer, whether they assault a milkman, whether they assault your family member. People who are convicted of serious assaults of law enforcement are already deported. They already can face both State and Federal criminal allegations. Under current law, if an individual is convicted of any crime of violence and sentenced to a year or more in prison--that is an aggravated felony--that person is deportable. Even more so, any crime of ``moral turpitude,'' where the crime is punishable by imprisonment of 1 or more years, is subject to deportation. Additionally, any noncitizens that are convicted of any aggravated felony, including misdemeanor offenses--including misdemeanor offenses--are subject to deportation. This bill doesn't do anything. If you are here waiting for an asylum claim or on a green card and you assault a police officer, you are subject to deportation under existing law. So why are we considering taking this up under UC? Well, I think Senator Budd referenced it in his underlying remarks.…”