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Time for Congress to Take Up “Kate Steinle’s Law”?
Others have commented that the left is remarkably selective about which laws acquire the dignity of “Law of the Land” (Gay marriage, Obamacare, etc.) and others which may be ignored (immigration law). I’d love to see one of the immigration hawks in Congress offer a bill called “Kate Steinle’s Law,” named after the young woman who was recently shot and killed by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco.
Why is there a need for such a bill?
As reported by Christine Rousselle:
Kate Steinle “was shot and killed by Francisco Sanchez, an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported from the United States five times.”
“In an interview with an ABC affiliate, Sanchez said he kept returning to San Francisco because he knew there would be no effort to find and deport him. The city passed an ordinance in 1989 that prohibited officials from cooperating with immigration officials–meaning that San Francisco is a “sanctuary city.”
“Further, Immigration and Customs Enforcement says San Francisco had him in their custody earlier this year but failed to notify ICE when he was released.”
“DHS records indicate ICE lodged an immigration detainer on the subject at that time, requesting notification prior to his release so ICE officers could make arrangements to take custody. The detainer was not honored,” ICE said in a statement Friday afternoon.”
What would “Kate Steinle’s Law” do?
This law would strip all discretionary federal funding from housing, transportation, and new federal construction projects in sanctuary cities until such time as the enabling ordinances were rescinded, and until the cities had demonstrated good faith efforts to come into compliance with federal immigration law.
Since local politician are addicted to such projects, it would probably get their attention, and they’d be reluctant to explain to their constituents (and big donors) that they weren’t getting that light rail, airport expansion etc. anytime soon. And it would be interesting to see which members of Congress would risk voting against such a bill in an election year. The tragedy of Kate Steinle’s senseless death presents a human face and story of the daily costs of illegal immigration.
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People should avoid SF at all cost until they stop harboring illegals. I certainly won’t be visiting there.
This needs to be hung around the progressive’s necks like a Willie Horton albatross. Time to push the good ol’ Dems are Soft on Crime meme.
A brilliant approach. Too bad congressional Republicans are split over immigration and will never do it.
Ah, San Francisco, my es-most loved city. The city of Dianne Feinstein, the Senator who wants to disarm every person in the USA. Except her body guards, and her own gun. So how did this guy, exported at least 4 times, possibly 5, get a gun? San Francisco, the sanctuary city. Obviously guns are quite assessable to illegal aliens. The names of all the people who passed this law, who were involved with releasing him, and failing to notify ICE need to be released. They have blood on their hands.
Here is a list of Sanctuary Cities, since 2007 and updated in 2014.
http://www.ojjpac.org/sanctuary.asp
California has 33 sanctuary cities. Even though three of those claims are disputed, CA has three times the number of sanctuaries of most other states.
Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, and New Hampshire have no sanctuary ordinances or resolutions listed. (I might have missed some.)
Kentucky and Tennessee are on the watch list.
Since 2007, only Fairbanks, AK and Allentown PA have removed their sanctuary ordinances and resolutions.
It’s certainly depressing to consider whether a city would be more responsive to a loss of federal grants than to the murder of one of its residents.
Please. As if the voters of San Fransisco would blame their local lefty politicians for the lack of funding rather than blaming evil right-wing feds.
it’s a great idea, that has no political party to support it
Relevant point: Sanchez appears to be more of a mess than a monster, wants to have the book thrown at him, and apologize to Steinle’s family.
“Why is there a need for such a bill?”
I’m sorry, but the Republican Party can only play defense and take instructions from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Just out of curiosity, why is an Arizona law, the purpose of which is to enforce federal immigration law, preempted by federal law, but sanctuary ordinances, the purpose of which is to flout federal immigration laws, not so preempted?
I’d declare my home a tax sanctuary, but I’m neither colored nor gay. Maybe Elizabeth Warren was onto something.
Ah, well water under the bridge then. Something like this really makes you think doesn’t it? Is he the monster or are we?
What’s the point of another law when apparently we lack the will to enforce the ones we have now?
What he wants is lifetime shelter, food, clothing, and medical care at US taxpayer’s expense.
He probably wants to change gender at taxpayer expense as well…