Dear Representative Golden,
How terribly disappointing that you voted to enact the Laken Riley Act which accelerates the process of stripping due process from residents. You co-sponsor a bill to make sure that silencers canbe used by gun owners, citing among other reasons the confusion of the ban, the overreach. My God, the Laken Riley Act is a terrible overreach, allowing for indefinite detention of folks accused of a crime, any crime no matter how minor, convicted or not. To quote Paul Simon "Sorrow is everywhere you turn -- And that's worth some money, think about it, that's worth some money." What a boon for the private prison industry, what a nightmare for civil rights and due process, what a merciless and cruel act.
The murder of Laken Riley was a terrible act of violence but the Act will not prevent violence but will continue to accelerate people's fears, people's divisions. We need real solutions to immigration reform but not the demonization of those seeking shelter, safety, asylum in a world gone mad with violence and vengeance. You must do better than this, Representative. The Laken Riley Act is a complete red herring bill and does nothing to solve real problems.