Speech #1140041138

Senate and the attention of others on this topic numerous times since then. I have only been able to get one vote on an appropriations bill. Unfortunately. my amendment to try to end sanctuary city policy around the country was tabled. with every Democrat. sadly. voting to table the amendment. except my thenDemocratic colleague Senator Mary Landrieu. I hope the very tragic murder of Kathryn Steinle in San Franciscoa wonderful 32yearold womangets all of our attention and causes all of us to focus on this very serious issue. As we all know. her murderer was an illegal alien who was deported five times previously. As we all know. he was an illegal alien who was convicted of felonies seven times previously. As we all know. it is because of San Franciscos sanctuary city law. defying Federal law. that caused local police officials there not to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to hold this dangerous criminal for further deportation proceedings. Obviously. there are a lot of things wrong with our immigration system that this case illustrates. The fact that he could come back into the country so many times. having been deported. is a real red flag. But certainly this also underscores the truly dangerous nature of sanctuary cities policy. Unfortunately. San Francisco is not alone in promoting this ridiculous policy. There are over 200 cities now that defy Federal law and provide this safe haven to illegal immigrants. including very dangerous illegal immigrants such as the murderer of Kathryn Steinle. For years. leaders in this city have argued that providing such a sanctuary assists local law enforcement in doing their job. Really?