Republican Representative Mike Collins of Georgia invited the parents of murder victim Laken Riley to the State of Union address to draw attention to her death at the hands of an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record.
However, the grieving parents declined to attend.
“I invited Laken Riley’s parents to the State of the Union address, but understandably, they have chosen to stay home as they grieve the loss of their daughter,” Collins wrote.
Collins left the seat reserved for them empty as a symbolic memorial for Riley and other American victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.
“Therefore, the seat reserved for my guest will remain vacant to honor Laken and all American victims of illegal alien crime,” he wrote.
“As Joe Biden attempts to paint a rosy picture of the crime-ridden country he has created, he will look up at an empty seat that memorializes those we’ve lost because of his open border policies,” he said.
Collins has introduced legislation aimed at preventing such tragedies by requiring immigration authorities to detain immigrants charged with theft and allowing states to sue the federal government if lax immigration enforcement policies harm their citizens.
“The senseless murder of Laken Riley by Jose Ibarra, who had no business being in this country, was another wakeup call as Americans experience an illegal alien crime wave because of Joe Biden’s open border and local sanctuary city policies,” Collins said.
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