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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@9B4DS3H2yrs2Y
Depending on the crime, their safety if sent home and is it worth deporting them
@95Z7HWJ3yrs3Y
@95LSVQV3yrs3Y
only if the prisons are at full capacity
@92XTCTN3yrs3Y
Hiubhavent specified what exactly is a serious crime. If you mean murder then yes they should be deported after serving time
@92T5QBY3yrs3Y
No, they should serve their sentence in canada
@92622NJ3yrs3Y
yes, but should also be held in their own country, depending on the crime, for example rape, they should be locked up for life.
@922QC3T3yrs3Y
if the crime is arson or murder then yes deport them
Depends on the severity of the crime. If not too serious then no, if so then we should consider it rather than doing it immediately, only then we can arrive at a decision.
@8TJ8NL94yrs4Y
If the immigrant commits a violent crime and after serving their time is granted parole and is convicted of another crime. Then they should be deported and serve time in their previous country's prison system.
@8TJ4QBV4yrs4Y
No, only if this poses a repetitive and actual extreme danger to the country.
@8SGKM7M4yrs4Y
No, unless the crime was sexual, violent, or the person is deemed as a threat
@8PJQSJS4yrs4Y
i think that they should do their time sentence and not be deorted.
@8PJFZL34yrs4Y
Honestly it just depends, there’s always two sides to a story
@8M7SMF44yrs4Y
Yes , only if it risks the livelihood of others(their life or health)
@99GTJSX2yrs2Y
Depends on the seriousness. Murder, sexual assault, burglary? Yes. Petty theft, minor assault, traffic offenses? No.
@99869DG2yrs2Y
Immigrants should be sent to jail rather than deported if they commit a serious crime
@8SLDHNN4yrs4Y
Love your neighbor as yourself.
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