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Posted on 04/29/2025 4:07:13 PM PDT by CedarDave
New Mexico Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez is facing sharp criticism after touting his vote against the Laken Riley Act and attacking President Donald Trump’s immigration policies during an April 16 town hall event.
At the meeting, Vasquez proudly announced his opposition to the legislation, which was signed into law by Trump on January 29. “I did. I voted against [the bill],” Vasquez declared to cheers from the audience. He added, “Because due process is a fundamental part of who we are as Americans,” attempting to frame his opposition as a defense of constitutional rights — despite the clear public safety concerns the bill sought to address.
The Laken Riley Act was crafted following the brutal murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed while jogging in Athens, Georgia, by an illegal immigrant. The law requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal aliens arrested or charged with violent crimes, closing dangerous loopholes in immigration enforcement.
Vasquez’s comments did not stop there. He went on to criticize Trump’s deportation policies, specifically lamenting the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 gang member and illegal immigrant. Vasquez claimed the deportations are “testing and stretching the fabric of our democracy to a place we have never seen before,” suggesting that American citizens could someday face similar removal if Trump’s policies are allowed to continue.
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Zach Bannon also weighed in, slamming Vasquez’s repeated prioritization of illegal immigrants over American citizens. “Time and time again, out-of-touch Democrat Gabe Vasquez chooses to prioritize criminal illegal aliens over the well-being of hardworking New Mexicans,” Bannon said. “He’s completely abandoned common sense, pandering to the radical left while betraying the very people who will vote him out of office next year.”
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And just like that, the Democrats disseminated their brand new focus grouped talking points: due process.
Ironic they ONLY care about due process for illegals, NOT for American citizens accused of crimes..like Kyle Riddenhouse, the second he was charged the left demanded he be locked up and the key thrown away..same goes for President Trump..but hey they dont give the left permanent political power like illegals do
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Yep
Hopefully, some illegals will get a hold of Vazquez and put a hurt on his shickenchit butt.
You have to wonder if they are saying this in public can you imagine what they are telling each other in private?
Am I the only one that noticed this: “ Vasquez declared to cheers from the audience”.
disgusting.
Why do democrats believe this way, are they for evil or do they truly believe they are protecting the Republic from some sort of hidden threat to democracy in the bill?
Everyone repeat after me: the issue is never the issue, the issue is always the revolution.
Why do democrats believe this way, are they for evil or do they truly believe they are protecting the Republic from some sort of hidden threat to democracy in the bill?
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Sorry, but you are being fooled. They don’t want to protect the Republic from a damned thing. They use that kind of talk for propaganda purposes.
Part of me would love it if lightning would strike someone like him when he brags about the evil he has done, in voting against that law. Then I remember that if God did that, He would also then be justified striking down the rest of us for our many sins, even the smallest infraction. No, He is merciful and long suffering with us all, having sent Jesus to pay for our sins, and giving us every opportunity to repent and avail ourselves of eternal mercy before we die. God is not mocked; this man, and we, shall reap what we sow; the repentant to Glory, and the unrepentant to Hell. Some think that warning applies to our lives here on earth; maybe, but then we see the innocent child who has never sinned, being aborted or violated and killed. What evil did they sow? Would that this evil man repent, because if he does not, he is bound for Hell. Earthly laws do not presently affect such as he.
Well if they’re unable to stand for a kid with cancer ....
Why do democrats believe this way, are they for evil or do they truly believe they are protecting the Republic from some sort of hidden threat to democracy in the bill?
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Sorry, but you are being fooled. They don’t want to protect the Republic from a damned thing. They use that kind of talk for propaganda purposes.
Sorry for my double post to you.
Democrats are mostly simple people. They think that by being a democrat they are supporting DEMOCRACY.
Exactly.
POS
They’re good at it, as you know. Communists know how to do it and they know so much of the population is ignorant/dumbed that they can easily get away with it.
Okay, a break for you, I've caught up about four days' worth, or at least it seemed like that much. At least three.
He’s an anchor baby, and a homosexual poofter.... so of course he doesn’t care.
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