On October 7, 2013 California Governor Jerry Brown signed a state bill prohibiting law-enforcement officials from detaining an individual on the basis of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold after that person becomes eligible for release, unless he or she has been charged with or convicted of certain crimes, including violent felonies.
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@8LR3WX9Constitution5yrs5Y
Crime-committing illegal immigrants should be detained and deported, however, make it official with the entire deported's family on which country they need to choose to stay in for the rest of their citizenship
@9NXFDC6Constitution 11mos11MO
Yes, and what's more, they should be allowed to deport the invaders themselves, with or without federal assistance.
@9B5BV9ZConstitution2yrs2Y
We are a nation of laws. This includes federal crimes. We need to be united in proper process. If we turn a blind eye to a broken law that results in tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax money being used without choice in wrong.
@947TYKVConstitution3yrs3Y
The state should be allowed to prosecute and deport at their will or turn them over to the federal level
@946GXJRConstitution3yrs3Y
Yes, and our legislature should be forced to work on immigration reform including more temporary work visas.
@8YMDZ7TConstitution3yrs3Y
No, being an "illegal" immigrant in itself is essentially a trumped up charge since the crime is basically just existing without a visa, (permission to exist). They should only be arrested for the level of crime they individually committed and kept at the appropriate jurisdiction level.
@8VB7YCRConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, unless they are actively working towards citizenship
@8SL3X97Constitution4yrs4Y
If they aren't in the process of citizenship, or have some sort of authorization, then there should be regulation for that. Other than that, if they are caught for a crime, the government should of course give them their unalienable rights as well as give them due process. They should have terms for offence in their authorization if they have it. Or they could be fined if it is not there, and therefore sent to a rehab/authorization center at their embassy, as well as await a sentence for their crime, still obeying constitutional law.
@8QWSD3NConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes but not automatically deported, either charges or a punishment.
@8PSWGJPConstitution4yrs4Y
Each situation is different
@8LYGX77Constitution5yrs5Y
I think it should pertain to their time here, as well as family and children here. Also their record whether it's a continued bad record or a couple infractions over years.
@8LV3GB3Constitution5yrs5Y
Yes, committing a crime in a country you did not lLegally enter is reason to leave the country.
@8LCPZQGConstitution5yrs5Y
I say they should just be put in jail.
@8L9TTGJConstitution5yrs5Y
Yes, as illegal immigration is a crime in itself
@8HT9LZ2Constitution5yrs5Y
Yes the federal government has the right to detain immigrants however the state of the crime should have domain over the law.
@8HHGBYMConstitution5yrs5Y
Yes, but only for crimes that result in jail time. Not for crimes that only result in citations and fines
@8FR9FG8Constitution5yrs5Y
No. Minor crimes should not mean deportation only major crimes. But it does depend on what the crimes are and how severe the crimes are.
@8DFVLC3Constitution5yrs5Y
No, they should be held accountable for poor behavior to a greater extent than citizens
@99BX3H5Constitution2yrs2Y
Why are immigrants entering illegally? Citizenship shouldn’t take years. Change that and then illegals need deported. Any non-citizen guilty of crimes need to be banned from the U.S.
@8RRFCCJConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, but major crimes should have them face punishment as if a citizen before deportation unless it's a Death Penalty Offense. We should execute and not deport.
@8KJ9D7SConstitution5yrs5Y
Immigration reform as a whole is needed, however all illegal immigrants are illegally here. Whether we care about them or not they are still here illegally and should be sent back to go through the proper channels
Yes, seport all illegal immigrants, after giving them access to a free online course or book on how to not be poor nor in danger where they're from.
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