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 Naturaliza…
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@8Z4BSGL3yrs3Y
No, they should be treated as a normal citizen and accept those consequences
Deleted3yrs3Y
If they entered illegally.
Deleted4yrs4Y
If they came here illegally.
@8TP6QKS3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should execute them if they do not finance their own deportation
Deleted4yrs4Y
If they came her illegally
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if the are illegal.
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@9334YP33yrs3Y
Legal immigrants should be treated as Americans; illegal immigrants should pay for the costs of their sentence or receive the death penalty.
Deleted4yrs4Y
If they are legal United States citizens, then no
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes. We’ve got our own criminals to deal with.
@53QWCVJ4yrs4Y
If they applied for citizenship, or are not a citizen, then deport them immediately.
@4437W7Q4yrs4Y
Yes. And they have to pay for their own deportation costs.
@8QFCFP74yrs4Y
No, rehabilitate them and give them a path to citizenship
@8LCVKCD4yrs4Y
No, if they have committed a non violent crime they should face the same penalties as citizens.
@8HWLMZV4yrs4Y
No, they should just serve their sentence and go back with their families
@8WNRNBZ3yrs3Y
No, that would just increase crime and cause problems in their home country.
@8RBQDDP3yrs3Y
Yes, depending on the case and individual situation
@8X3KQBN3yrs3Y
Only if it's a really severe crime such as murder and only if they haven't gotten registered as a citizen, if they are registered as a citizen, they should receive the same treatment as people born here for the same crimes.
@8SCSBS64yrs4Y
no, they share the equal rights as local citizens.
@8KX67Q94yrs4Y
No, only if they have entered the country illegally and ONLY if it is safe for them to return to their country.
@BestPoliticsIN3yrs3Y
Yes, especially if they entered this country illegally
@8Z5KYVX3yrs3Y
No, they should be held in the United States for trial
@8H4DF7B4yrs4Y
Only if they came here illegally and have not completed the makeup and citizenship and if they refuse to do so within a set period of time.
@54RQ33L4yrs4Y
Yes, until sanctuary cities are eliminated.
@8V3FW9Z3yrs3Y
No, just hold everyone accountable the same way regardless of immigration status.
@6HM8ZBP3yrs3Y
Yes, only if they're not a citizen AND they have committed treason, murder, rape, or any form of crime that endangers society.
@DengekiMatsuko3yrs3Y
No, but they should be deported if they commit a violent crime.
@7J7L92W2yrs2Y
No, try them as an American citizen
@77JF5QJ3yrs3Y
Yes, and if the crime is serious enough they should receive the death penalty
@RichardYRodgers4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they are here illegally and after they have finished serving their sentence
@7W3SBDC4yrs4Y
Yes, only with 2nd to 1st degree Felonies (or 3 times of 3rd degree felony), if convicted in a court of law, and once their sentences are finished,,and if it is deemed safe for them to return. Special attention if its a violent crime Felony.
@83WFRPW4yrs4Y
No, but they should serve prison.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, if they have entered the country illegally and committed a felony or felonies
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, only if they have entered the country illegally and committed a violent felony or trafficked cartels of the most lethal drugs
@8CKRCH44yrs4Y
No, they should be punished. Deported they might be free to murder or commit more violent crimes.
@8CYJV374yrs4Y
Legal immigrants should be subject to the law within the U.S.. Illegal immigrants should be deported, but only if it is safe for them to return to their country.
@8D8YWGH4yrs4Y
Only if safe and only for murder
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, if they have entered the country illegally and committed felonies of a violent nature
@richardspa104yrs4Y
No, but they should at least serve time in prison.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, only for felonies of a violent nature
@8DP4ST34yrs4Y
No, they should face the consequences like a US citizen would since they are living here and have a fair trail.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, only if they have entered the country illegally and committed a violent felony or trafficked cartels of the most lethal drugs.
@8F7VHRV4yrs4Y
No, if they are willing to serve their time in prison.
@8H3HRNK4yrs4Y
No, they should go to jail instead of deportion
@owenfuckem4yrs4Y
No, this constitutes a cruel and unusual punishment.
@8HDSRSL4yrs4Y
No, not if they are naturalized citizens. They are now our responsibility and we need to see to their sentence and hopeful rehabilitation. Yes, if they are in the process of naturalizing, this should have the potential to end that process.
@8QQWB4R4yrs4Y
I would say if they do another crime then you can send them.
@8K7YSRT4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they have entered the country illegally and only if it is safe for them to return to their country.
@8LDSN384yrs4Y
they should serve their sentence
@8MMR8964yrs4Y
Should be jailed for the same amount of time as a citizen who committed the crime.
@8NXSCW24yrs4Y
No, if it was a non-heinous crime committed by an immigrant who was currently working towards citizenship.
@8PSV2S44yrs4Y
No, only if here illegally and it is reasonably safe for them to return and that their home country has the capacity to adequately hold them accountable.
@8PWXW4S3yrs3Y
Yes, only if it is murder that's not in self defense or another violent crime
@8PWXW4S3yrs3Y
Yes, only if it is murder not in self defense or another violent crime
@8R8T9BK4yrs4Y
They should be tried as United States citizens, and be allowed to stay in the country, unless they have committed a crime in their home nation as well
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if its safe to return and if they entered illegally
@8RG4NRY4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they are illegal and if it’s safe for them to return to their country.
@8SGQ25L4yrs4Y
No they should be able to serve time just like anyone else does
@8SSB3X84yrs4Y
No, but they should be tried and sentenced as any citizen
@8TBNJYP3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as their not citizens of the US.
@8TKFNNS3yrs3Y
Yes if there is enough proof that they did that after many countless investgations from the FBI and CIA and then deport them.
@8VC7WDN3yrs3Y
They should have been deported for entering illegally, however if they are found to be an illegal immigrant committing a crime here at home, they should be deported without jail time.
@8W82FZ53yrs3Y
If they are illegal immigrants then yes. If they are legal, then no.
@8W52HWZ3yrs3Y
No, only if they entered the country illegally and after they serve their sentence.
@8WCFBXX3yrs3Y
No, they should be required to serve their sentence and then stay.
@8WCFCCY3yrs3Y
No, instead they should serve the their sentence, however harsh it may be.
@8WJ57KV3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as they haven't yet been granted citizenship.
@8WP38Z43yrs3Y
Yes, but if it is as serious as murder
@8WPW8WW3yrs3Y
If they are undocumented, yes. If they are an immigrant with citizenship, then no.
@8X3ZWX43yrs3Y
Yes, unless they have obtained US citizenship
@SassOfficial3yrs3Y
Yes, but only after full due process equivalent to what a citizen is entitled to
@8XQ89TN3yrs3Y
No, but it depends on the crime
@8XMFN983yrs3Y
Only for those found guilty of terrorist charges
@8XPV4DF3yrs3Y
No, keep them in prison in the U.S. if they are dangerous
@8XTW3QC3yrs3Y
Yes, after a trial to determine their guilt or innocence and if guilty is transferred to the prison system in their home country.
@8YW4MHH3yrs3Y
No, only if they are not legal citizens.
@8ZLZHD93yrs3Y
Yes, but only in the cases of violent crimes or drug-related charges that result in hospitalization and/or death. The dangers in deporting someone to a country they have not been to in years is significant, especially if it is an actively hostile environment, but the danger they pose to other individuals is equally, if not more so, apparent.
@925MFDV3yrs3Y
if its a serious crime they should be killed
@92NVQ273yrs3Y
Yes, for if immigrants don't have a residence here and no if they're resident here.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes, if they came here illegally.
@92T53D93yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they are an ileagal immigrant
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