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 1.3k Newcastle voters.
79% Yes |
21% No |
67% Yes |
15% No |
10% Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
7% No, only if they have entered the country illegally |
2% Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.3k Newcastle voters.
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Unique answers from Newcastle voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8WSHQ8M3yrs3Y
No, but they should be served a sentence within this country.
@B28SZVM2wks2W
It is dependent on the crime, its severity and in which country it is committed. If the crime is committed in Australia the sentence should be carried out here.
@9ZM933G2mos2MO
Any crime from a foreigner that involves making an Australian a victim of any sort, serious or not should be up for instant deportment, no questions asked and if they have family .. well family can leave with them or accept that the way it is when you break our laws. No soft treatment for foreign criminals, ands we should be wasting tax payers money housing and feeding them in our prisons.
@9ZL6WJ72mos2MO
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.
@9YL3RSC2mos2MO
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.
@9WV5Y6Z3mos3MO
Yes, but only if it's a very serious crime. And if their home country is safe. Probably after serving their sentence.
@9WTTNB93mos3MO
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.
@9WKJD653mos3MO
Depends on the case, if it’s a big crime, then it is what’s best. Also country of origin is important.
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