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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this depends on the crime. if it's like stealing then no, if it's full on killing someone then yes!
they should be treated like a normal Canadian citizen
No, they should be treated as anyone else would if they commited a serious crime
Yes, if a judge believes that is the best option.
No, but possibly depending on the seriousness of the crime and if it is safe for them to return to their country.
No, they should have to complete their sentence in the country
I think it completely depends on the individual situation
No, they should serve a sentence in Canada
depends how bad the crime is, and if its safe for them to return to there country
If they have not become a citizen then status should be taken
No, they should serve their sentence here and pay their debt to the society they committed the crime against.
Depending on the type of crime committed
Depending on the crime and if it is safe to return to their country
@saides9908Green4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if there is no immanent harm to that individual where they immigrated from.
Only in a select set of the most serious offenses and only if their home country is considered safe
No, as long as they have served the required amount of time
I believe they should serve their sentence here in Canada because they are a citizen here now. Deporting them wouldn’t make sense because they need to face the consequences of their actions.
They should be treated as everyone else who commits the same crime
As long as the crime is also a crime in Canada and that their life will not be threatened if they go back (if Sentence isn’t something that’s illegal in Canada)
Only felonies, sexual and other sever crimes they should be deported
Yes - but within a probation period similar to starting a job
@DengekiMatsuko3yrs3Y
No, but they should be deported if they commit a violent crime.
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