197 Democrats vote against the bill on sanctions on illegal immigrants

Nearly 200 Democrats in the House have opposed legislation that will target criminal sanctions for illegal immigrants.

A bill called “Illégal Entry Act”, led by representative Stephanie Bice, R-OKLA., Viewed to hiking to penalties for the two people who enter the United States illegally and those who commit crimes after this illegal entry. He passed the room during a 226-197 vote Thursday, just before the legislators left Washington for the weekend.

Every 197 “no” votes were democrats, while 11 democrats voted with the Republicans to adopt the bill.

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The whip of the majority of the Tom Emmer room, R-minn., The head of the GOP in Chamber No. 3, criticized the Democrats who voted against the bill.

“The Democrats of the Chamber still seem to take their walking orders at Joe Biden and its failed border the Tsar Kamala Harris. The fact that the Democrats voted against common sense penalties for people illegally entering our nation show that he has not learned anything since November,” said Fox News Digital. “They continue to overtake their pro-American anti-American agenda.”

As the Minnesota Republican pointed out, border security and illegal immigration have proven to be powerful questions for the GOP during the 2024 elections.

Representative Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., Directed the legislation in the House. (Anna Moneymaker)

Bice’s bill would impose a five-year sentence in life prison for someone who illegally enters the United States and is later found guilty of a crime.

This would also increase the maximum prison sentence for illegal entry from two to five years, while increasing the maximum duration for someone who comes illegally, despite his invent entry from two to 10 years.

Among the Democrats who supported the bill, there is the moderate representative Laura Gillen, Dn.y., who described the legislation of “common sense” in a declaration to the media.

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“Americans are massively agree that violent criminals without legal status have no place in our country and should be held responsible for the full extent of our country’s immigration laws,” said Gillen.

“The inaction of the previous administration on the border led to a full crisis that has drained taxpayers’ portfolios and made our communities less safe.”

The remaining 10 Democrats who voted for the bill are: representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Don Davis, DN.C., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Adam Gray, D-Calif. Tom Suozzi, Dn.y., and Gabe Vasquez, DN.M.

Ryan Schmelz of Fox News Radio contributed to this report.