United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and his colleagues have put forth a legislation that aims to promptly deport undocumented immigrants who choose to drive under the influence.
A legislation called the Protect Our Communities From DUIs Act has been introduced by a group of Republican lawmakers. The main purpose of this legislation is to prevent illegal immigrants who have committed DUI from entering the United States. Additionally, it aims to automatically deport illegal immigrants who commit DUI within the country.
DUIs are currently not considered as one of the crimes that would automatically lead to the deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL-02) introduced a companion legislation (H.R.6976) in the U.S. House of Representatives, which garnered the support of all Republicans and 59 Democrats, as stated by Hagerty’s office.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is one of the co-sponsors of the legislation, along with 11 other Senators.
“Our nation is seeing a surge in violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants, and they are not being held accountable,” said Sen. Hagerty. “It is unconscionable that illegal immigrants that break our laws and endanger our communities are allowed to remain in the U.S. President Biden and Democrats’ willingness to pursue far-left immigration policies at the expense of Americans’ safety must end, and I’m pleased to introduce this commonsense legislation that would strengthen our ability to hold illegal immigrants accountable and protect our citizens.”
According to Senator Blackburn, President Biden’s open border policies have encouraged lawlessness and transformed all states into border states. She points out that just this week, there has been an increase in preventable violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants with previous criminal records. Senator Hagerty’s legislation is an important move towards reinstating law and order by mandating the immediate deportation of illegal immigrants who pose a threat to communities by driving under the influence.
Below, you can find the complete text of the Protect Our Communities From DUIs Act (S.3833).
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