Senate Democrats boil over Laken Riley missteps

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Trump and Republicans continued to pummel Democratic candidates over the huge influx of migrants during former President Biden's four years in office, which totaled roughly 10 million people.
35% : " Democrats facing competitive reelections in 2026 and who represent swing states, however, were eager to vote to advance the bill after President Trump and Republicans bashed their party all year over the murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan migrant who entered the country without legal status and was previously arrested in New York and Georgia.
34% : " Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, said he had concerns "about the bill, the process and the product.
29% : Bennet warned the bill would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to spend billions of dollars incarcerating nonviolent criminals instead of violent criminals.
16% : "Donald Trump turned our party into a punching bag when it came to immigration and the border, and there was no need for that to happen," Bennet said.

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