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Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

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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 @9FKGY8Bfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

They should be treated just as residents and citizens are treated after they commit a serious crime.

 @9DDB3M2from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Depends really. Serious crimes, yes. But then again, deporting someone back to their native country could be just a death sentance for them. They could be fleeing a collapsing country/country with active warzones. Time in canadian judicial system is what I prefer for a individual that has committed a crime

 @9FLGPPXfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

If they are committed in criminal in Canada they will be punished by the country they engaged in criminal don’t make sense to send them back to go for different criminals activities

 @935LCHVfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as it is safe to return and they are able to make a living there.

 @nobodyspecialLiberalfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

They should have the same treatment as Canadian citizens.

 @8VS7YDPfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

This is very case specific and does not define whether the "immigrant" is a citizen or permanent resident, nor does it define "serious crime"

 @8VP8BKSfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends of the crime they committed

 @8VJB7QJfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

They should be tried in court and put in jail like any other citizen

 @8VHN27ZNew Democraticfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Not if they became a Canadian citizen beforehand. And not if they’re home country is not safe. Deporting people with nothing to go home to is disgusting.

 @8VC6ZQJfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as their home country has the proper criminal punishment systems.

 @8V9CZM2from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only if they are not Canadian citizens

 @8TZXVB9from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as they are not citizens or permanent residents who have lived in the country for more than five years and only if it is safe for them to return to their country.

 @8TXLQXRfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, unless they recently immigrated within a year or if they immigrated illegally.

 @8TWPKCLfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, should the crime be considered serious enough

 @8TV376Xfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No. Must serve sentence here.

 @8TPDHN8from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes if they have not reached landed immigrant status

 @8TKBVBGfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, they should only be deported if they commit a serious crime after only being here for a few years.

 @8TJ7RB6Conservativefrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

If they serve their sentence they should not be deported

 @8R3WYS8from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Not only immigrants but anyone who commits a serious crime should be kicked out of the country

 @8QTX6YRfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No, I think it depends on where this persons support system is. Should be a choice they can make considering they have to serve a long sentence.

 @8PRVVJTfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

It depends on how harsh the crime is

 @8PR24ZKfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

I think only if it is very serious like first degree murder.

 @8P3HL3Ffrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

If they entered the country illegally, yes.

 @8DZNDXKfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

It would really depend on how a serious crime is defined and how safe it is for them to return to their country

 @8D62R4Rfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

case to case basis

 @9CTW5VKfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

If they serve their time, they should be free to integrate back into society like any other Canadian

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