"There are some stories out there to write about where little input from the writer is needed for the point to be made, because the subjects of the stories tell it so much better themselves. This is one of those stories. The only thing I'm going to do is set the stage.
"On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing, where the subject to be discussed was "The Human Toll of Sanctuary Policies: Stories from Victims and Families."
"There were four witnesses. The Democrat witness was attorney Antonio Romanucci, whose law firm, Romanucci & Blandin LLC, is representing the family of Renee Good. After expressing condolences to the other witnesses, Romanucci described Ms. Good as someone whose death was "collateral damage" from ICE "rounding up black and brown people [and] terrorizing them."
"The other three witnesses were Angel Moms who had children who were victimized by criminal illegal immigrants as a result of sanctuary city policies. Laura Wilkerson's son, Joshua, was murdered by an illegal immigrant. Jen Heiling lost her son, Brady, in a car accident that also claimed the life of his girlfriend, Hallie Helgeson. Mrs. Heiling said they were killed by an intoxicated illegal immigrant who was a repeat traffic offender.
"Patricia Fox is the mother of Carissa Aspnes, who was riding on the back of a friend's motorcycle when a car driven by an illegal immigrant crossed over several lanes of Denver traffic, causing the motorcycle to hit it and causing Carissa to be thrown into a concrete barrier. Fortunately, Carissa survived but is now "minimally conscious, nonverbal," and has to be fed through a feeding tube. She requires 24-7 care.
"Gallingly, Democrat Rep. Hank "Guam" Johnson (GA-04) characterized the hearing as a theatrical production whose sole purpose was to stir up "bias and prejudice against immigrants who are people of color," and even suggested it should be about other topics. He also complained about the seating order for the witnesses:
After offering brief condolences to the families of victims allegedly killed and critically injured by illegal immigrants, Johnson immediately pivoted to a partisan attack, arguing the committee should instead be holding hearings on the "human toll" of the "Trump MAGA tax cuts," Trump's foreign policy with Iran or the "cover up of the Epstein files."
He went on to list a string of violent crimes committed by White men and noted the death of Renee Good, who was killed by federal authorities in January while protesting immigration enforcement.
"I'm not minimizing the tragedy that is before us today with you three women, but the other tragedies at the hands of non-immigrants are just as important," Johnson said.
"Not surprisingly, it did not go well for Johnson, with GOP Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) being the first to go off:" . . . More...
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