Discussion»Questions»Politics» Do SANCTUARY CITIES protect DANGEROUS criminals from being deported??? Do they just let them walk around?? I wouldn't wanna live in one.
@m2c -- No, the point is no legal framework will ever stop all crime from happening. Yes, some illegal immigrants will commit crimes. So will some citizens. On both an absolute numbers and proportional basis, you are signficiantly more likely to be the victim of a crime by a citizen. Hence, the reaction to Kate Steinle's death is just emotional politicking, not rational immigration policy.
Two other related arguments which demolish your nonsense are:
1) "Sanctuary cities" are an example of federalism, which RAWFs usually claim to favor...except when states/localities implement policies not favored by RWAFs.
2) If you were to argue immigration policy is a federal prerogative, you'd have a point. The problem is examples of localities implementing MORE AGGRESSIVE immigration enforcement than that conducted by the federal government (such as the State of Arizona imposed) is either ignored or overtly supported by RAWFs.
I am sorry for Kate Steinle and her family. But rare exceptional emotionally-charged incidents are not a good basis for social policy.
Deflecting....they ignored they law. ICE had an order to detain him for deportation. SF choose to ignore that and release him..... We have laws. We should enforce them or change them if we don't like them. Cities don't get to make laws contradictory to Federal laws.
@m2c -- Re: "We have laws. We should enforce them or change them if we don't like them."
Oh, I agree. I think the laws against EMPLOYING illegal immigrants should be STRONGLY enforced, since evidence suggests removing sources of income is a truly effective deterrent to illegal immigration. When I see the CEOs of Wal-Mart, Hilton Hotels, Ryland Homes, Con-Agra, Tyson Foods, etc. perp-walked because their companies (or their subcontractors) employed illegal migrant labor, THEN I'll believe we're serious as a country about restricting illegal immigration. Until that happens, appeals to instances like the Kate Steinle shooting are just ideologically-driven (or racism-driven) hypocritical selecitve indignation.
This post was edited by OldSchoolTheSKOSlives at December 10, 2016 8:04 PM MST
They had just released him before the shooting...ICE had an order to get him back after he faced his drug charges. And the 5 times he was previously deported it was NOT from San Fran or even from CA. It was other states and 2 times caught at the border. So NO the sanctuary city did not deport him even once.
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