Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is more than 1,000 miles from El Paso, TX, to Athens, GA, yet a man who crossed the border illegally near El Paso was able to wreak havoc in Athens. Last February, an illegal immigrant murdered nursing student Laken Riley while she was out for a morning run on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia. This was a tragedy, and it was preventable. The man who killed Laken Riley should not have been in the United States in the first place. He definitely shouldn't have been on the streets after previously being involved in two crimes, but he was. It is, unfortunately, just one example of how the Biden border crisis has made every State a border State. Like many illegal immigrants whom law enforcement encounters at the border, Laken's killer was released on parole into the interior of the United States. He made his way to New York City, where he was arrested and released before a detainer could be issued and he could be turned over to immigration authorities. Then he went to Athens, GA. He was cited in Georgia for shoplifting. Once again, he was released, and now we know what happened next. Laken's killer is now serving a life sentence for murder, and while her family can perhaps take at least some comfort in the fact that justice has been served, Laken Riley should be alive today. The truth is that what happened to Laken Riley could have happened anywhere. That is why the Senate is currently considering Senator Britt's Laken Riley Act.…”