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…
Read moreResponse rates from 307k Australia voters.
83% Yes |
17% No |
73% Yes |
11% No |
9% 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 Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8WSHQ8M3yrs3Y
No, but they should be served a sentence within this country.
@9K2CGYK7mos7MO
No, only if the crime is serious like murder or rape. If it is something like drug trafficking, rehabilitation programs should take place to help redeem themselves.
@9JYX3M97mos7MO
They can be deported if there countyr is safe, if not they can be sent to prison, as long as there proven guilty or have enough proof.
@9JR2TMZ7mos7MO
If they serve time for their specific crime and is trustable to be let out and live in our country and wants to stay, they have every right to as long as they obey the Australian laws.
@9JLFXFQ8mos8MO
In certain instances it seems appropriate, as an example if someone were to commit a terrorist act it's reasonable to deport them. However, if they commit manslaughter or attempt at murder they shouldn't be deported.
@9HXB3RZ8mos8MO
I believe if they become a citizen of Australia and adopt our rules they should be treated as Australian. So they will be treated as any other. However, if they have not received citizenship and have fommited a serious crime they should be deported. It also opens up the question as to what is classified as a serious crime.
@9F53VMX1yr1Y
No, they should serve their sentence and continue their life like any other person.
@9DX3MYM1yr1Y
It depends on many factors like the state of their other country, how long they have been in Australia, the crime they committed and the punishment they will face.
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