{"id":2389455,"date":"2025-01-12T20:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-britt-tells-democrats-to-wake-up-and-recognize-people-want-solutions-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:28:26","slug":"katie-britt-tells-democrats-to-wake-up-and-recognize-people-want-solutions-on-immigration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-britt-tells-democrats-to-wake-up-and-recognize-people-want-solutions-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Britt tells Democrats to \u2018wake up\u2019 and recognize people want \u2018solutions\u2019 on immigration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkatie-britt-tells-democrats-to-wake-up-and-recognize-people-want-solutions-on-immigration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator\u2063 Katie \u2064Britt\u2062 (R-AL) urged Democratic lawmakers to acknowledge that voters are seeking practical \u200bsolutions regarding the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-discusses-his-trailing-on-trump-in-republican-primary-race\/\" title=\"DeSantis talks about his second place to Trump in GOP primary race.\">illegal\u2062 immigration<\/a>. \u200bShe \u2064specifically called \u200bfor their \u200dsupport of\u200c the laken \u200cRiley Act, emphasizing the need for a cooperative effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address immigration challenges effectively<\/a>. Britt&#8217;s comments highlight a growing demand for bipartisan action on this critical issue, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">finding common ground<\/a> could\u200d yield productive\u2062 outcomes \u200dfor constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Katie Britt tells Democrats to &lsquo;wake up&rsquo; and recognize people want &lsquo;solutions&rsquo; on immigration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1932543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-britt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Britt<\/a> (R-AL) argued that Democratic lawmakers need to recognize that voters want &ldquo;commonsense solutions&rdquo; to the problems posed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigration<\/a> and called for them to support the Laken Riley Act in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Britt contended that the Biden administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;open border policies&rdquo; has been the most litigated topic over the last four years and the Laken Riley Act serves to remedy this issue affecting the United States. The legislation comes as people are ready for lawmakers to &ldquo;stop talking&rdquo; and yield results, she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&lsquo;m encouraged by the number of Democrats that have come on board, and those who have voiced their support for this piece of legislation,&rdquo; Britt said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. &ldquo;I think as we continue to debate this and talk about the merits of it this week, it will garner more support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2752332&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=7f62c0b9de12c67431185d4edbe60b04\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bill is named after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3278774\/tammy-nobles-congress-do-more-immigration-laken-riley-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Laken Riley<\/a>, a 22-year-old nursing student in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> who was killed by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela in February 2024. The bill cleared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-considering-proposal-to-lower-60-vote-filibuster-threshold\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin Considering Proposal To Lower 60-Vote Filibuster Threshold\">60-vote filibuster threshold<\/a> in a vote of 84-9 on Thursday, with 33 Democratic senators joining their Republican lawmakers. That vote begins a debate on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Britt was pressed on the possibility of the Laken Riley Act potentially deporting immigrants who are only suspected of committing nonviolent crimes, to which she pointed to the bill only targeting &ldquo;charged, arrested, or convicted&rdquo; immigrants. She added that immigrants who do not commit crimes are not at risk of being deported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Democrats have to wake up and realize that Americans are sick of excuses and they&rsquo;re ready for action,&rdquo; Britt said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3283548\/white-house-mum-biden-would-sign-laken-riley-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The White House has not yet indicated if President Joe Biden will sign the bill<\/a> in his remaining time in office, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying the president wants to &ldquo;evaluate the bill&rdquo; and has not done so yet. It is also possible Republicans could hold the bill until President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> returns to the White House later this month as president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s inauguration is set for Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1932543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1932543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Britt urges Democrats to acknowledge the need for immigration solutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2389456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Katie-Britt-Laken-Riley-Act-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,3813,40568,14921,32076],"class_list":["post-2389455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-immigration","tag-katie-britt","tag-solutions","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Katie-Britt-Laken-Riley-Act-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389455\/revisions\/2389459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}