The Senate has voted to advance the Laken Riley Act for a final vote. Thursdays vote clears the way for a short burst of robust debate and then a final vote on the bill. It’s named after the University of Georgia nursing student murdered on campus last February by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. The first of what incoming President Trump has promised will be big steps to reverse the imact of illegal immigration under President Biden,  the bill is also the first item to be voted on by the new GOP-controlled Senate.