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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Response rates from 1.6k 3004 voters.
83% Yes |
17% No |
73% Yes |
12% No |
8% Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
5% No, only if they have entered the country illegally |
2% Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence |
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Unique answers from 3004 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8WSHQ8M3yrs3Y
No, but they should be served a sentence within this country.
@B3JHMLT5 days5D
Depends on severity and nature of the crime and whether they immigrated legally or illegally. However I believe they should be given and serve a sentence in Australia if they have committed the crime within Australia - there's no guarantee that they would face any consequences for their crime if deported other than deportation.
@B3GPYP21wk1W
No, deportation of criminals is ineffective and should be replaced with longer sentences and be strictly monitored probation
@B3BP6BW2wks2W
If an immigrant enters the country illegally they should be deported. If an immigrant enters the country legally but commits a crime they should be deported
@9ZL6WJ74mos4MO
Yes but only if the offender is not married to an Australian citizen by birth or has developed a family in the country, their country is safe to return to.
@9YL3RSC4mos4MO
Only relevant to serious crimes which do not uphold the standard and ethics of our country and citizenship. And not to a dangerous country or place.
@9WV5Y6Z4mos4MO
Yes, but only if it's a very serious crime. And if their home country is safe. Probably after serving their sentence.
@9WTTNB94mos4MO
Depends on what crime they have committed, for example they should be deported if they have murdered, abused, severely harmed 1 or more people, commited fraud etc.
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