Groundhog Day may be today, but it came early in Washington.

You would think that legislation deporting migrants who endanger the financial well-being of Americans by stealing their Social Security numbers, undermining public safety by driving drunk, or leading Border Patrol agents on potentially deadly high-speed chases would be no brainers, right?

Unfortunately, you would be wrong.

Like the cult classic movie featuring Bill Murray waking up each morning to live the same day over and over, House Republicans put each of these common-sense measures forward this week – only to watch House Democrats try and shoot them down one after another.

Let me explain.

Yesterday, the House took up legislation that would require the removal of any illegal alien convicted of driving under the influence amid a high-profile increase in these shocking incidents – many of them involving repeat offenders, and some resulting in fatalities. Yet instead of working with Republicans to crack down on this phenomenon, a whopping 150 House Democrats actually voted against the bill, siding with illegal alien criminals over American families.

The House also took up a measure that would require the removal of illegal immigrants who attempt to evade Border Patrol agents. It would also make them ineligible to enter the United States in the future, and impose stiff penalties – up to life in prison – if the pursuit results in a death.

Once again, 154 House Democrats voted against holding reckless criminal aliens accountable.

But it doesn’t stop there.

Completing the grim Democrat “hat trick” of prioritizing Joe Biden’s open borders policies over protecting U.S. citizens, 155 House Democrats also voted against a third bill – one that would allow for the removal of illegal aliens who engage in identity theft and Social Security fraud.

The good news is that all three measures ultimately passed the House, but it’s still very sad to see the lengths to which some of my Democrat colleagues will go to maintain the destructive immigration status quo – and how little they apparently care about defending the safety and security of American families, neighborhoods, and Border Patrol agents.