Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?
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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@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence
@9GFQV635mos5MO
There are to many variables to think about I would need a while, I think mostly it just depends on the case.
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@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No
@9F5HBFZLibertarian7mos7MO
Let’s create a pathway for citizenship, and reform the system. We should get them a basic test that’s not hard for them to pass.
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@cryingleftist3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as it is safe to return and they entered illegally.
@8FYQYQH3yrs3Y
No, unless it is a very serious crime, and they are not yet US citizens
@96YM5ZM1yr1Y
This question is misleading. The question should say illegal immigrant rather than immigrant, which carries the connotation that they immigrated legally. An illegal immigrant should be deported and a legal immigrant should be prosecuted.
@9JM9ZRL2mos2MO
Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence and illegal immigrants who commit murders should get the death penalty
@8DZMKH64yrs4Y
How serious are we talking??
@96DW65F1yr1Y
No, If they are citizens they can serve time.
@92VN6SK2yrs2Y
No, but they should still serve their sentence.
No, they should go to jail in the U.S.
@8MBVXZH3yrs3Y
Only if they entered the country illegally and after they served their sentence.
@9B9XRGM12mos12MO
Only if they have not yet become citizens
@99HYW6K1yr1Y
depending on the serious crime.yes
@8SCGDX73yrs3Y
Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence but if they commited a crime somewhere else then deport them
@8QRV2V63yrs3Y
Depends on the serious crime.
@8PNXZDC3yrs3Y
@8J534QZ3yrs3Y
No they should be tried by the justice system so that they will not be a risk of re-entering the country.
@8GLBDT93yrs3Y
Yes, unless they are US citizens
@99893Z41yr1Y
What is "serious"? Do you mean any immigrants or just undocumented ones?
@8FLR5T5Independent3yrs3Y
No, Only if they have entered the country illegally AND Be placed in a full security facility with a life sentence.
@8HXPYGNLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, if they are illegal immigrants; No, if they are legal immigrants
@9L3VJRSWomen’s Equality5 days5D
They should be charged in the state they committed the crime in when time is up they can return home or forced to leave
@9L3JTCG6 days6D
I believe that if they came here as immigrants but became residents, paid taxes they shouldnt be deported just serve their sentence
@9KYTX221wk1W
They should serve their time in jail or prison and when they are done with their sentence, they should not be deported, but they should have the right to become an american citizen, but should not be able to vote.
@9KYTWGH1wk1W
they should be deported to some type of chunk of land or island, which is where they could put terrorists, and they would have life in prison
@9KYM4BG1wk1W
If they committed serious crime and will face no serious consequences in their country, we should put them on trial and consider death sentences option.
@9KXW82V2wks2W
Yes, but only if they refuse to serve their sentence here (If they are legal immigrants, then they need to serve their sentence here. If they are illegal immigrants, then they either serve here, or deal with going back to where they came from).
@9KXTDH42wks2W
Immigrants should be deported and sent back to their homeland, even if they do not commit any crime. Simply put people into the place and culture they belong. Suggest them to love their own culture instead.
@9KTC37Z2wks2W
They should only be deported if they entered the country illegally and it is deemed safe for them to return to their home country.
@9KPHBJ63wks3W
If a person is in the country illegally and has been convicted of a felony after a full and fair trial (fulling comporting with substantive and procedural due process standards), then deportation is appropriate if it can be achieved in a manner that does not put said person in imminent threat of serious harm.
@9KN65F9Libertarian3wks3W
Yes for felony or violent or sexual crimes if not a citizen or citizen for less than 10 yrs or illegal entry.
Yes, if an immigrant is trying to become a citizen and commits a crime, their rights should be took away and they should be deported.
@9KMYCL93wks3W
yes, they should serve their sentence over in their country and all illegal immigrants should be deported
@7YS3KJPIndependent 3wks3W
Yes, as long as it is relatively safe for them to return to their countries and there are clear guidelines about what constitutes a serious crime.
@9KLYS8X3wks3W
I think they should be allowed to stay as long as they don't do anything again or are watched to a certain degree.
@9KL7SDM3wks3W
Yes, but they shouldn't be allowed here unless they want to become a legal citizen. In the case of Wendy Baker from Yakima. She was brutally ran over by an Illegal and then he fled to Mexico. Her family now has to live with the fact her killer will never face jail time.
@2ZPVF3K 3wks3W
Yes, but only if serious crime is more specifically defined and "serious crimes" would mean they are a future danger to society
@9KJKGRM3wks3W
NOT just immigrants but there should be NO IMMUNITY to prosecution for serious crimes for ANYONE from other countries when NOT equally provided to citizens; and that includes Presidents, those in Congress, those from other countries (diplomats or whatever). It's absurd someone can murder or rob someone and walk away without appropriate prosecution or consequences.
@9KH7ZYH4wks4W
No, only if they entered the country illegally or they commited a violent crime like murder or rape.
@9KGTSM44wks4W
Unclear wording. If they are illegal immigrants, then yes and only after they have finished serving their sentence.
@9KGTK3P4wks4W
It should depends on whether the country the immigrant is from can provide for rehabilitation services or contain them if they're considered high-risk. Practically if the other country is up to par with its criminal justice system.
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