George Floyd’s death during a police arrest on May 25, 2020, ignited nationwide protests to reform police procedures. Referring to the physical problems Floyd endured while being restrained by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, former President Donald Trump said, “It doesn’t get any worse than that. Within three weeks, Trump had signed an executive order establishing an abuse of force database and calling for improved police practices.

Fast-forward to Feb. 22, 2024, when Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was bludgeoned to death, allegedly at the hands of an illegal migrant, Jose Ibarra — a member of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Democrats now are accusing Republicans of trying to “score cheap political” points by demanding that migrants be vetted before being allowed into the U.S.

Kelly Girtz, the Democratic mayor of Athens, Georgia (where Riley was killed), insists the focus should be on individual perpetrators, not migrants. That’s ridiculous. In 2020, was the focus only on Derek Chauvin, the cop with his knee on Floyd’s neck — or was it on all police nationwide?

Riley’s murder should ignite demand for the rigorous vetting of migrants entering the U.S. But the fact is, Riley is dead because the Biden administration lets anyone in and then lies about it.