Friday marked the one year anniversary of Kate Steinle’s murder in San Francisco by an illegal alien with seven convictions and five previous deportations. Kate’s death was a direct consequence of San Francisco’s status as a sanctuary city \u2014 state and local jurisdictions with polices that impede the enforcement of federal immigration law. These lawless policies, enacted in over 300 jurisdictions nationwide, needlessly endanger American lives and all too often result in preventable tragedies.<\/p>\n
Despite the public outrage over Kate’s murder, Senate Democrats denied justice for the Steinle family when they voted against a bill that would eliminate sanctuary jurisdictions. Last October, Sen. David Vitter’s (R-LA) “Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act” (S. 2146) failed 54-45 (with 60 “yes” votes needed). All Senate Democrats except Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) placed partisan politics over sound policy and voted to kill the bill. Pro-amnesty Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) was the only Republican to vote against the bill, while Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) did not cast a vote.<\/p>\n
Now, more than a year after Kate’s tragic and entirely preventable death, the Senate will finally vote again on anti-sanctuary city legislation. Introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act” (S. 3100) is a commonsense bill that denies certain federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions and clarifies that state and local authorities are permitted by law to carry out detainer requests. Additionally, the Senate will vote on Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) “Kate’s Law” (S. 2193), which establishes a mandatory minimum five year prison sentence for illegal reentry.<\/p>\n
Today’s votes are incredibly important and the choices are clear: YES votes on S. 3100 and S. 2193 demonstrate that your Senator values protecting the safety of law-abiding American citizens; a NO vote on either measure shows that they are in favor of protecting criminal aliens \u2014 individuals who not only violate our immigration laws, but our criminal laws as well.<\/p>\n
Call your Senators and tell them:<\/p>\n
Make your voice heard! To find your Senators, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n After you call your Senators, please make these same points on their social media accounts.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n -FAIR<\/p>\n