The House of Representatives approved legislation allowing the deportation of foreigners (non-citizens) who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, what was striking about the matter was that 150 Democrats voted against it, even drawing the attention of Elon Musk, who criticized them on social networks.
At the end of the vote, which took place on Thursday afternoon, HR 6976 had 274 votes in favor and 150 against. Although 59 Democrats joined all Republicans in the majority, the rest came out against the bill sponsored by Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL).
According to the legislation, "driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual."
🚨 155 House Democrats voted today against deporting criminal migrants who commit social security fraud.
They’d rather protect illegal aliens than our seniors.
RT if you think that’s insane!
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) February 1, 2024
"The bar to admission shall apply to an individual who has been convicted of the offense or has admitted to having committed the acts which constitute the elements of the offense. As a ground for deportability, the individual must have been convicted of the offense," explains the Lower House website.
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Jim Jordan (R-OH), published a criticism of the congressmen who opposed Moore's text on social networks. "155 House Democrats voted today against deporting criminal migrants who commit social security fraud. They'd rather protect illegal aliens than our seniors," they wrote.
"Every 45 minutes. That's how often someone in the United States dies in a crash involving an alcohol-impaired driver. In 2021 alone, there were 13,384 alcohol-related driving fatalities. In the same year, drunk driving crashes led to nearly 400,000 injuries and deaths. Those crashes don't discriminate — it could be me, it could be you, or it could be one of our family members," the legislation's author noted.
"This issue hits close to home for me. There was a newlywed couple from my hometown of Enterprise, Alabama, named Angel and Jeremy Seay. I knew them personally. Angel and Jeremy were riding their motorcycle together when an illegal immigrant under the influence of alcohol collided into them with his pickup. Their lives were cut dramatically short. Sadly, tragedies like this are not uncommon across our country," Moore said.
Today, my legislation that forces President Biden to deport illegal immigrants who drive drunk or impaired passed the House.
I thank my @HouseGOP colleagues for joining me to protect American families by ensuring illegals who commit these offenses are off our streets. pic.twitter.com/y9G3Nea8Xi
— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) February 1, 2024
Elon Musk's response
The situation caught the attention of Elon Musk himself, who also expressed himself on his X account, formerly known as Twitter. "The madness continues!" he wrote in response to the House Judiciary Committee.
All Democrats who voted against
Adams
Aguilar
Love
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
brown
Brownley
Bush
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Marry
Casten
Beaver (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (M.A.)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Connolly
Belt
Coast
Crockett
Crow
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
DeSaulnier
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Goldman
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Higgins (NY)
Hoyer
Huffman
Ivy
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Lieu
Lofgren
Magaziner
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Moulton
Mullin
Nadler
Neapolitan
neal
Neguse
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pingree
Pocan
porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Soto
Stansbury
Stevens
Strickland
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (M.S.)
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Throne
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
