House passes bill to deport immigrants charged with minor crimes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Democratic critics argued that the provision was unconstitutional and would allow conservative state attorneys general to effectively dictate federal immigration policy.
49% : Those include bills to increase deportations, hold asylum applicants outside the United States and strip federal funding from cities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities.
45% : "This bill is more than just a piece of legislation; it's a return to common-sense American values," Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 Republican, told reporters Tuesday.
38% : The quick action reflected how Republicans in Congress, emboldened by the governing trifecta they will hold when Trump takes office on Jan. 20, are using their power to revive and pass a raft of border security measures that died during the last Congress in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
19% : "The bipartisan vote, 264-159, illustrated how some Democrats, stung by their party's electoral losses in November, are reassessing their stances on issues like immigration even as they brace for a far more severe approach under Trump.
14% : "Right now, ICE is unable to detain and deport the illegal criminals who commit these minor-level crimes," Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., the author of the bill, said on the floor, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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