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 1.1k V2S voters.
81% Yes |
19% No |
73% Yes |
11% No |
6% Yes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
8% 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 V2S voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8TJ4YV93yrs3Y
If they have family in Canada, no, let them serve time in Canada.
@8T8RK7S4yrs4Y
It doesn't matter to me which prison they are in
@8SXBDSQ4yrs4Y
No, they should serve their sentence in Canada
@8SCG5FR4yrs4Y
If they are a canadian citizen then no. They should be treated like any other citizen.
@8SYC4LC4yrs4Y
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
@9ZZFG542wks2W
If the crime was intentional and threatening or causing injury or death or grievous loss of property etc.
@9ZZ37MK2wks2W
Yes, regardless of if their country of origin is a country with a bad human rights history should of thought about that before committing a violent offence
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