Of all the women killed in the United States by husbands or boyfriends. 90 percent were stalked before being murdered. But since stalking laws are fairly new. they may not be defined as crimes of moral turpitude in many Statesthey thus may not be covered by existing law. Similarly. in many States. the maximum penalty for stalking Is less than 1 yearwhich strikes me as far too littleand therefore an alien may be convicted of a stalking offense and yet not be deported. We cant wait for stalkers to strike a second time. Lets deport them the first time. Mr. President. we face the same kinds of problems with existing law when we confront other crimes against women and children. While some of these offenses may be deportable under the existing headings of crimes of moral turpitude or aggravated felony. they are not necessarily and always covered. They should be. Uniformity is also a problem. Whether a crime .s one of moral turpitude is a question of State law and thus varies from State to State. An offense may be deportable in one State and not deportable in another. Mr. President.
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