Maxwell Frost: “It is not the fault of our fellow Americans who might be undocumented. The solution here is not violence. On its face…”

“It is not the fault of our fellow Americans who might be undocumented. The solution here is not violence. On its face, this is an evil bill meant to empower a violent man who is not interested in solving the problems of working people but interested in power. It seems that any bill that gives him power he and his party will ruthlessly pursue, but not I. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I remind the gentleman that current law already requires every illegal immigrant to be detained. That law is simply not being enforced. This bill says that if that illegal alien who is supposed to be in custody anyway is arrested for other crimes, then they really have to be taken off the streets. If this bill had been law, then Laken Riley would be alive today. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).”