Illegal immigration policies ramp up as new Congress and administration take control.
The new Congress, just days into its term, is keeping true to the promise of cracking down on illegal immigration. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the House passed legislation that mandates migrants convicted of sex crimes or domestic violence – or those who admit to committing such crimes – be deported and blocked from entering the US. A previous version of the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act had passed the House of Representatives last year but died in the Democrat-led Senate.
Although current laws resemble this legislation, the new measure has a more inclusive definition of domestic violence. “The current definition isn’t broad enough,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), author of the bill, said on the floor. “A vote against this…
