Speaker, this senseless and cowardly murder should never have
happened. Mr. Lopez-Sanchez is and was an unlawful criminal alien who
had previously been deported five times from the United States of
America. He had numerous felony convictions in the United States of America,
including for the possession of heroin and the manufacturing of
narcotics in the United States of America. Despite his lengthy history of criminal acts dating back to 1991, Mr. Sanchez was able to illegally reenter the United States again and again
and again with minimal consequences, showcasing serious fault lines in
one of our systems of deterrence: our border. For years, the lack of immigration enforcement and the spread of
dangerous sanctuary policies have failed the American people and cost
lives. The death of innocent Americans, such as Kate, Sarah Root, Grant
Roanebeck, and too many others across this country, is simply
unacceptable. Mr.
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