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Aug 1, 10 tweets

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170 House Democrats just voted against the Laken Riley Act, refusing to require the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants who have been caught committing a crime.

SpeakerJohnson/status/1765820872143655343



- peter03102.com/TFiles/#07MAR2…

🚨BREAKING🚨Houses Passes ‘Laken Riley Act’ To Crack Down On Illegal Immigrant Criminals

DailyCaller/status/1765817936017600831

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House Passes ‘Laken Riley Act’ To Crack Down On Illegal Immigrant Criminals


- dailycaller.com/2024/03/07/hou…

Doesn’t it seem odd to vote against deporting illegals who commit a crime?

elonmusk/status/1765830168453550392

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I think more people should be informed on the incentive structures around illegal immigration.

TheRabbitHole84/status/1765831271140466955

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Yup

elonmusk/status/1765851242230579454

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Before reading this post were you aware that the census counts ALL people, including illegal immigrants, for deciding how many House seats each state gets?

TheRabbitHole84/status/1765816757447487936

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And how many Presidential electoral votes each state gets!

elonmusk/status/1765817749975007299

I’m curious how informed people are on this.

TheRabbitHole84/status/1765818789956854102

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Yes, and I'm also aware of the states that lose population in large amounts will also lose a congressional seat

Arkypatriot/status/1765829140261867958

True

TheRabbitHole84/status/1766122237512540254

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Half didn’t know, and that’s among the people on this platform, who are on average more political

JulieSimone15/status/1765819480729399461

Yep - seems like we need an awareness campaign on this issue.

TheRabbitHole84/status/1765821639772844439

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