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 458k Canada voters.
77% Yes |
23% No |
67% Yes |
14% No |
7% Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
9% No, only if they have entered the country illegally |
3% Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 458k Canada voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 458k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8T8RK7S3yrs3Y
It doesn't matter to me which prison they are in
@8TJ4YV93yrs3Y
If they have family in Canada, no, let them serve time in Canada.
@8SXBDSQ3yrs3Y
No, they should serve their sentence in Canada
@8SYC4LC3yrs3Y
If they have citizenship, they should serve their sentance as a Canadian in Canada.
@8VHJHZ53yrs3Y
Yes, but after they have finished serving their sentence and its safe to return to their home countrey
@8SCG5FR4yrs4Y
If they are a canadian citizen then no. They should be treated like any other citizen.
@9ZDQ9FM4 days4D
No, if the crime is committed in Canada than they should at least serve their sentence in Canada no matter of the legality of their immigration.
yes, if they can be proven guilty of a serious crime in their native country or commits a serious terroristic attack towards the country.
to conclude it is not a black and white issue that is heavily base on circumstances.
@9ZDCKDQ 5 days5D
if the person has committed other crimes in the original country and its safe to return their then yes. but also depends on the severity of the crime so federal crimes they would stay and maybe lesser crimes they get kicked out the country
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