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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@8TM9LM44yrs4Y
Two tiered citizenship is abhorrent. But anyone who is not a citizen, for instance a PR, can be deported for committing a serious crime per today’s laws. This is okay with me.
@9RCGFXG9mos9MO
Yes, only if they are not a registered citizen, the country is safe for them to return to, and if their sentencing exceeds the time they've lived in Canada.
@8XMZ4R2New Democratic3yrs3Y
If they are an immigrant turned official citizen, than they should go to jail because they committed a crime. But if they are just an immigrant, I think they should still go to jail and go back to their country after the sentence (depending on how serious the crime is).
@8VWGMM44yrs4Y
If it is extremly bad they should do there time in prision and then deported.
Depends on circumstance. Every situation is different.
@8TNJLC64yrs4Y
No, only if they are not citizens of this country.
@8T7KWBW4yrs4Y
Depending on the severity of the crime, and how said crime poses a threat to society if that type of behaviour continues, then yes
@8R8BQ6C4yrs4Y
NO. They should be subjected to the same punishment as other people
@8R6Y6M54yrs4Y
depends on why they immigrated here
@8PHF8CQ4yrs4Y
No they should just be in jail for the amount of time they need to be.
@9832W4H2yrs2Y
They should complete their sentence and be checked if it is safe for them to return. Then they should serve a sentence there if needed.
@8ZTPVW93yrs3Y
Their status in the country should vary based on what the crime is and its circumstances
@8VPMDZV4yrs4Y
Yes if the crime is serious
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