Lars Larson: Oregon Dems vote against Laken Riley Act

By Lars Larson
NW and national radio host,

The very first bill of the new United States Congress split Northwest Democrats right down the middle. The bill was inspired by a murder that occurred almost a year ago, committed by one of the 16 million illegal aliens Joe Biden invited to invade America. Jose Ibarra killed 22-year-old Laken Riley after kidnapping her and attempting to rape her. The illegal alien beat the nursing student to death with a rock, but she lived long enough to call 9-1-1. The operator listened to her struggle for her life.

Ibarra was in Federal Border Patrol custody but was released by the President’s orders. New York had him in custody, but the sanctuary state refused to turn him over to ICE, just like the policies in Oregon and Washington. Police in Georgia arrested him for theft and let him go. The Laken Riley Act requires police to lock up illegals if they’re accused of theft. The bill got bipartisan support, with every Republican and 48 Democrats voting for it.

Shamefully, Oregon Democrats Bonamici, Dexter, and Salinas voted “no.” Laken Riley’s death failed to move them off the Democrat Party line. Interestingly, Democrat Marie Perez, who once said, “Nobody stays awake at night worried about the border crisis,” voted “yes” this time. It’s true—elections have consequences, and sometimes they can kill you.