In 2015 the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 (Kate’s Law.) The law was introduced after San Francisco 32 year old San Francisco resident Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez on July 1, 2015. Lopez-Sanchez was an illegal immigrant from Mexico who had been deported on five separate occasions since 1991 and been charged with seven felony convictions. Since 1991 Lopez-Sanchez had been charged with seven felony convictions and deported five times by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Although Lopez-Sanchez had several outstanding warrants in 2015 authorities were unable to deport him due to San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy which prevents law enforcement officials from questioning a resident’s immigration status. Proponents of sanctuary city laws argue that they enable illegal immigrants to report crimes without the fear of being reported. Opponents argue that sanctuary city laws provide encourage illegal immigration and prevent law enforcement authorities from detaining and deporting criminals.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs
No, only if they have entered the country illegally
@ISIDEWITH6yrs
Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence
@ISIDEWITH6yrs
Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country
@98WRNTN16hrs
Yes, and if they maliciously kill our citizens they will be executed.
@98WQW2R18hrs
Yes, if they are not a citizen of the U.S.
@98WBP6Q2 days
Yes, but only if they are not citizens of the US
@98W3G3R2 days
Yes but only if they had entered the country illegally.
No, grant them due process.
@98VHTQH3 days
Yes, but only if they aren't US citizens.
@98V62JHWomen’s Equality4 days
No, but they must serve the correct amount of time in prison
@Mitsubishiki164 days
No, as more often than not the punishment they receive here would be worse.
deportation should be abolished and if they commit a serious crime they should be punished in the US like everyone else
No, since the time they serve here would be worse than what they serve there.
@98TR93C4 days
No, they should just have to serve a sentence like any other US citizen
@98TDX7QRepublican5 days
Yes, but only after given a fair trial.
@98T7K3K5 days
No, they should serve jail like a normal United States citizen.
@98SXDYM6 days
It depends on the crime, and depends on if there is a prison in their home country that can house them (if the crime warrants imprisonment)
@98SCQL51wk
It depends - how violent, how many offenses, safety of returning, family dependency
@98RYR9M1wk
Yes but not combat veterans
@98RX4G21wk
No, they can do time in prison here
No, if its a serious crime such as murder they should be prosecuted in the US and serve their sentence here as well
@98QCP2H2wks
If it is a murder or rape
@98Q4JX72wks
This is a state's issue and the federal government must stay out of it unless it threatens national security, and they should be persecuted under the full weight of the United States Judicial System.
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@98PM2832wks
Depends on the crime committed, being liable if the crime is either notably violent or treasonous.
@98P9PMZ2wks
Yes, but only in the cases of premeditated murder and sex crimes.
@98MG2CP3wks
Yes and make it safe for them to return to there country
@98M6XRP3wks
Yes, ILLEGAL immigrants should be deported if they commit a serious crime. Citizens should be prosecuted
@98LDZCR3wks
Yes, but only if the crime committed was very serious.
@98L5ZWB3wks
Yes, unless their sentence is the death penalty
@98KFWRQ3wks
That is dependent on the seriousness of the crime.
@98JRYHD3wks
if they are a legal citizen they should not be deported, but still serve their sentence. if the person is an illegal immigrant they should serve their time then be deported.
@98JL67C3wks
Not enough knowledge to decide
@98JKW6Y3wks
yes, but only if its an extreamly serious crime and they dont have there citizenship.
This should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
@98HGZJJ4wks
only if they entered the country illegally and if it is safe to return to there country
@98H6SXY1mo
No, they should be held on trial in the US.
@98H46SQ1mo
Regardless, these matters should be decided under the jurisdiction of criminal court judges at the state level.
@98GVXBD1mo
Immigrants who have not been naturalized should be deported if they commut a serious crime, but naturalized citizens should not.
@98GQ7F51mo
No and abolish the all jails and prisons
@98GD9P41mo
Possibly. The crime should have a just penalty enforced regardless of citizenship status. Deportations may be part of the punishment in certain situations.
Yes, but only if the receiving country will ensure they face appropriate legal consequences for their crime
@98FN2JG1mo
Only if they are illegal, they shouldn't get a warning and if it happens a decent amount of times Then they should be deported
@98FBSZ61mo
no, but they must face a sentence in U.S. Prison
@98F6RY61mo
should be tried as a US citizen would be.
No, they should be put in our prison system, and after they served their time they should be deported.
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