In the halls of Congress, where people are supposed to be careful with their words, Democrats keep showing us who they really are when it comes to American victims of violent crime. They’ll fight tooth and nail for people who enter our country illegally. But when innocent Americans get hurt? That compassion disappears faster than free samples at Costco. A recent House committee hearing showed us just how cold they’ve become—and trust me, even I was shocked.

Here’s the pattern I keep seeing: Republicans try to pass laws to protect American families from criminal illegal immigrants. Democrats respond by pointing fingers and changing the subject. They call it “political theater” when we honor victims. But they won’t admit their open-border policies are getting Americans killed. Makes you wonder whose side they’re really on, doesn’t it?

This week, that disregard hit rock bottom. I had to read this twice to believe it. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) actually called Kayla Hamilton—a 20-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered by an MS-13 gang member here illegally—a “random dead person.” She said this during a House Judiciary Committee meeting about a law named after Hamilton. A law designed to stop this from happening again.

From ‘Fox News’:

“Y’all find one terrible situation that took place, and then you say that person’s name, and you wear it out, and you make it political,” Crockett added. “You take a situation, and then you exploit what has happened to not only that person, but you exploit those families, and you make it a game. Stop just throwing a random dead person’s name on something for your own political expediency.”

A Life That Mattered

Let me tell you about this “random dead person.” Kayla Hamilton was someone’s daughter. She had friends. She had dreams. She was only 20 years old. In 2022, Walter Javier Martinez ended her life. He was 17 and had been let into America under the Unaccompanied Alien Child program. Nobody bothered to check that he was in MS-13. This gang member sexually assaulted Kayla before strangling her to death. He got 70 years in prison this past April.

The Kayla Hamilton Act is simple. Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) wants Health and Human Services to actually check backgrounds. They need to tell Homeland Security who they’re letting in. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Kayla’s mom, Tammy Nobles, has been fighting for this bill. She says if these checks had existed, “authorities would have known he was an MS-13 gang member.” Think about that. We could have stopped this.

Pattern of Disrespect

This isn’t Crockett’s first rodeo. She has a habit of yelling over people who try to discuss keeping Americans safe. During that same hearing, she accused Republicans of “wearing out” victims’ names. She said we’re making their deaths “political.” All while screaming at committee members trying to pass basic safety measures. Can you imagine being that angry about protecting kids?

Rep. Fry didn’t hold back. He demanded a public apology: “Let me be clear: Kayla Hamilton was not just a random person. She was a young woman with a family and a future.” He also said this is “what we’ve come to expect from Democrats, who will take any opportunity to downplay the tragedy of Americans killed by criminal illegal aliens.” And here’s the kicker—Crockett’s office went silent when reporters asked for comment. Not a word.

This silence tells you everything. Democrats claim to be the party of compassion. But where’s the compassion for American families destroyed by their reckless policies? When did victims become “random dead people” to our elected officials? When did protecting Americans become less important than being politically correct? We’ve lost something basic here. Something that matters.

Every parent who’s lost a child to preventable violence deserves better. Every family member grieving deserves more than being called a political prop. The Kayla Hamilton Act is based on a simple idea: our government should protect its own citizens first. The fact that Democrats find this controversial? Well, that tells you everything about where their priorities really are.

Key Takeaways

• Democrat Rep. Crockett called a murdered American woman a “random dead person”
• The victim was killed by an MS-13 gang member here illegally
• Democrats oppose basic background checks for unaccompanied alien children
• This reveals the party’s priorities: protecting criminals over American families

Sources: Fox News, BizPac Review