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The second concern is that the bill will be used as a vehicle to provide additional benefits to aliens — legalization of DACA recipients and spouses in so-called “mixed status” marriages, etc. — that certain Republicans may not understand but support anyway, because they sound “reasonable”.

The second concern is that the bill will be used as a vehicle to provide additional benefits to aliens — legalization of DACA recipients and spouses in so-called “mixed status” marriages, etc. — that certain Republicans may not understand but support anyway, because they sound “reasonable”.

There is always a danger when legislation moves too quickly in Washington that members and senators will get caught up in the optics of a proposal and miss (or misread) the fine print — to their detriment and the country’s.<ref>https://cis.org/Arthur/Laken-Riley-Bill-Passes-Key-Senate-Test-Vote</ref>}}

There is always a danger when legislation moves too quickly in Washington that members and senators will get caught up in the optics of a proposal and miss (or misread) the fine print — to their detriment and the country’s.<ref>[https://cis.org/Arthur/Laken-Riley-Bill-Passes-Key-Senate-Test-Vote Laken Riley Bill Passes Key Senate Test Vote]. Jan 10, 2025</ref>}}

== Prior Version ==

== Prior Version ==

The Laken Riley Act was passed by the [[House]] in the 118th Congress, but blocked by the [[Dem]]-controlled Senate based in part on the Biden Administration's analysis that the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) would be required to take immediate custody of 60,000 illegal aliens based on charges (not only convictions) of crimes against property.<ref>https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000194-51cc-d639-a395-7dfdd8400000</ref>

The Laken Riley Act was passed by the [[House]] in the 118th Congress, but blocked by the [[Dem]]-controlled Senate based in part on the Biden Administration's analysis that the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) would be required to take immediate custody of 60,000 illegal aliens based on charges (not only convictions) of crimes against property.<ref>https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000194-51cc-d639-a395-7dfdd8400000</ref>