Huge Bipartisan Majority Able To Overcome Far-Left Filibuster on Laken Riley Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The Senate is expected to take an official vote on the bill next week, with Republican leaders likely sending it to the president's desk after Donald Trump takes office on January 20.
47% : "House Republicans have recently introduced several other border-security measures, including proposals to cut federal funding for sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement, allocate resources to resume border wall construction, and relocate the Customs and Border Protection headquarters closer to the southern border.
38% : The legislation, named after a nursing student murdered last February by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in Georgia, mandates that federal immigration authorities detain illegal immigrants suspected of theft or related crimes.
8% : Trump has repeatedly pledged to strengthen border security and criticized the Biden administration for overseeing record-high illegal border crossings.

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