Well, it looks like House Democrats are at it again, folks. On Thursday, a majority of them voted against a bill that seeks to deport immigrants convicted of horrific crimes like sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Yes, you heard that right. For the second time, they’ve decided to stand in opposition to legislation that—at its core—aims to protect women and children from predators who should have never been in the United States to begin with. Makes you wonder where their priorities really lie.
The bill in question, called the “Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act,” was introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC). It’s straightforward enough: amend immigration law to make immigrants who are convicted of or commit crimes like rape, child abuse, and domestic violence deportable. Sounds like common sense, doesn’t it? Yet somehow, 145 House Democrats found it within themselves to vote against it—again. It passed, thanks to unified Republican support and 61 Democrats who broke with their party, but the fact that nearly three-quarters of the Democratic caucus opposed the bill is a head-scratcher, to say the least.
Rep. Mace didn’t mince words after the vote. “145 Democrats have a lot of explaining to do after being given a second chance to protect women and girls from illegals who rpe, mlest and m*rder them,” she said bluntly on X (formerly Twitter). And she’s absolutely right. What’s the argument here? That deporting violent criminals is somehow too harsh? That protecting law-abiding women and children takes a back seat to appeasing the open-borders wing of the Democratic Party? Because that’s what it looks like.
BREAKING: Nancy Mace just eviscerated Democrats who are opposing H.R. 30 Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.
“My bill makes it very clear, and if an illegal alien commits a s*x crime or an act of domestic violence, they are inadmissible and deportable.”
“We… pic.twitter.com/FS5PR4SrKg
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 16, 2025
Of course, Democrats like Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tried to spin the bill as “redundant” and harmful to victims. According to Raskin, the bill could somehow be used against immigrant survivors of domestic violence who resist their abusers. Let’s pause on that for a second. The bill explicitly targets convicted criminals—people who have committed heinous acts of violence or abuse. This isn’t about punishing survivors; it’s about removing predators from our communities. But leave it to Democrats to twist a public safety measure into a so-called attack on victims. It’s a wild leap of logic that only makes sense if you’re more concerned about political narratives than actual victims.
Rep. Mace hit back at Raskin’s argument, calling it out for what it was: nonsense. “What sets women back are those on the Left that don’t want to deport the worst of the worst—those committing violence against women,” she said. And she’s right. Protecting women from predators should be a bipartisan no-brainer, but as usual, the Left can’t seem to resist putting politics ahead of public safety.
Just walked off the floor – after HR30 passes the House for a second time – 145 Democrats have a lot of explaining to do after being given a second chance to protect women and girls from illegals who r*pe, m*lest and m*rder them. pic.twitter.com/lm9oP6ibcr
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) January 16, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) summed it up perfectly: “This commonsense solution should be an overwhelmingly bipartisan effort, but the American people must know only 28% of House Democrats voted to protect women from these predators.” Let that sink in. Less than a third of House Democrats thought it was worth supporting a bill designed to crack down on sex offenders and abusers. Meanwhile, Republicans are the ones pushing to ensure these criminals are deported instead of being allowed to stay in our communities.
The good news? The Senate, now under Republican control, will have the opportunity to pass this bill. And let’s be honest, it should have no trouble sailing through—unless, of course, Senate Democrats want to join their House colleagues in making excuses for predators. One would think this kind of legislation would transcend partisan divides, but apparently, for many on the Left, ideology trumps safety every single time.
This isn’t about immigration policy. It’s about protecting the most vulnerable among us—women and children—from dangerous individuals who have no business being here. Opposing that isn’t just bad politics; it’s bad morals. And the American people are watching.