Democrats can’t have it both ways, casting violent incidents as either signs of societal collapse or no big deal, depending on the agenda.
Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, took the latter stance last Monday, when she said the “horrible” killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus should not inform the entirety of U.S. immigration policy, The Hill reported.
“I think whenever we’re dealing with violent crime, there is a sense of outrage, of sadness and loss,” Porter, who’s running for Senate in California, said on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”
“But I think the important thing to focus on is any one instance shouldn’t shape our overall immigration policy, which has so many different facets, including economic choices about what workers to allow and how to create prosperity in America,” she added.
Nursing student Laken Riley, 22, was found dead on Feb. 22 after her roommate reported she didn’t return from a morning run on the University of Georgia campus.