Katie Porter Makes Absurd 'One Instance' Claim In Laken Riley Case

On Sunday, as we also noted, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate, appeared on CNN where the issue of Riley's tragic death and her alleged murderer's status as an illegal immigrant were discussed. Incredibly, Porter asserted that “The important thing to focus on is any one instance shouldn’t shape our overall immigration policy." -- Democrat Rep. Katie Porter on the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant: “The important thing to focus on is any one instance shouldn’t shape our overall immigration policy”

The next day, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) got wind of what Porter claimed during the interview, and responded with an important correction: Ted Cruz @tedcruz: “It’s not “one instance.” In 2021, over 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, many of whom were poisoned by Chinese fentanyl smuggled across the southern border.” -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) also had some pretty eye-opening inconvenient facts for Porter: Derrick Van Orden @derrickvanorden: “This is de despicable. It is not “any one instance”. You will notice that after 2020, these crimes skyrocketed. That is why Dems, including the ones running in #WI03, have to pretend like the murder of Ms Riley by a criminal illegal alien is a one-off. Shame.” https://twitter.com/derrickvanorden/status/1762505318578204811

As conservative commentator Jim Treacher observed, it's like Porter and other open borders Democrats all the way up to the Biden White House have in effect been saying "Please ignore the direct consequences of our failed policies." But it won't work.

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