Well, look at it this way — the bill got MSNBC to say Laken Riley's name. It certainly wouldn't have made the news otherwise. President Biden had to be shamed into mentioning "Lincoln Riley" during the State of the Union address.

As Twitchy reported on March 7, 170 Democrats in the House voted against the Laken Riley Act, which would "amend federal law to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, as defined by state and local law." That would have kept Riley's alleged killer off the street.

The act passed by a 251-170 vote, with all Republicans voting yes. Will the Senate take up the bill? Sen. Raphael Warnock went on MSNBC and told Joy Reid that he opposed the act, which was "smoke and mirrors."

We can see why the Democrats voted against it. According to Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, the act also "condemns President Joe Biden's border policies, including catch and release, and calls on him to reinstate 'Remain in Mexico.'" It also allowed "state Attorneys General to sue the Secretary of Homeland Security for injunctive relief if immigration actions such as parole, violation of detention requirements, or other policy failures harm that state or its citizens."

If Biden were serious about being re-elected, he'd reinstate "Remain in Mexico" today.

Even Biden admitted her alleged killer wasn't supposed to be here. Then a day later he was apologizing for calling the suspect an "alien." He should have said "undocumented." Yes, we don't want to offend the undocumented new Americans streaming across the border.