Rep. Cravaack Amendment to Keep Violent Illegal Aliens in Detention Passes in the House

Rep. Cravaack Amendment to Keep Violent Illegal Aliens in Detention Passes in the House...An amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security spending bill offered by Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.) passed in the House on Thursday by a margin of 288-to-130. Rep. Cravaack's amendment ensures that no funds from the bill prevent the enforcement of existing federal law that requires the detention of illegal alien violent criminals awaiting deportation...Republicans in the House unanimously voted in favor of the amendment. Democrats were divided with 54 voting in favor of the amendment and 130 opposing

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