The Laken Riley Act sparks debate on immigration enforcement and public safety. Does empowering local police reduce crime or create fear and legal conflicts? Is there evidence that undocumented immigrants commit more crimes, or is this a political narrative? How can the U.S. balance security with humanitarian concerns?
It’s performative legislature. It doesn’t address an actual problem, it hijacks an outlier event for the pathos alone, and it targets the wrong things.
And it’s a Republican bill. But I repeat myself.