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 1.2k 4122 voters.
86% Yes |
14% No |
75% Yes |
10% No |
9% Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
4% 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 4122 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8WSHQ8M3yrs3Y
No, but they should be served a sentence within this country.
@B34KRXN2 days2D
yes if the crime was hateful , rape, murder, assault - if it was tax fraud etc treat them the same as we treat all the government people committing it
@9VZLMXF4mos4MO
Depends if they have become and Australian Citizen or not, if they have become a citizen then no they should not be deported as this is now their home, and they are Australians just like the rest of us. But if they are not citizens they should be deported.
@9VYT3NC4mos4MO
No, they should have time to come to understand our laws, rights and way of life but if they become a consistent or serious offender they should be deported depending on their crime.
@B2WNKZ62wks2W
This should not be subject to Ministerial discretion. If the immigrant has citizenship, no. Should only occur as an option for heinous crimes and as sentence option for judge.
@B2WGS2X2wks2W
No, permanent residents and naturalised citizens should never be deported. They should answer for their crimes as any other Australian.
@B2W6N562wks2W
Depends on the crime and if they are a danger to society, if they have committed first degree murder or sexual violence
@B2Q8GMD3wks3W
What is an immigrant? Temporary visa, then yes they should be deported. Permanent resident, then no they should not be.
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