Tlaib and Bush vote against anti-terrorist immigration bill
Just those two and those two alone:
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last year from entering the United States.
The House passed the bill, No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, 422-2-1, on Wednesday evening. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) voted present, and Tlaib and Bush were the sole votes against the measure, which now heads to the Senate.
While Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad members were already prohibited from entering the U.S. under existing laws, the new bill now expands to officers of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which is the governing body of the Palestinian enclave, and anyone who was involved in the Oct. 7 attacks against the Jewish state who is not listed as a member of a terrorist group.
Tlaib said this: “”It’s just another GOP messaging bill being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim hatred that makes communities like ours unsafe.” It’s Republican-promoted Islamophobia, don’t you see – even though almost every other Democrat in the House voted in favor of it.
This is a bill about legal entry, by the way. But it is probably the case that most operatives would enter illegally, since the Biden administration has so thoughtfully made that very easy to do.
Interesting that Omar, D-Mogadishu, didn’t vote with Tlaib. Perhaps she is a trifle worried about re-election.
They are a reflection of their electorate. The enemy is inside the wire and working hard.
Tlaib said this: “It’s just another GOP messaging bill being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim hatred that makes communities like ours unsafe.”
Attempts at guilt tripping have a poor record of success when compared to the certainty of a personal and potentially mortal threat.
Kate, as you indicate, Omar did vote “Yea,” against these two more assured members of the squad. She’s definitely gotten some pushback from within the party for her outrageous statements over the weekend, if this is any indication….
I’d ask who falls for political lies and manipulation like this, but, really, it’s the way politics has been since there were elected offices.