Posted on 10/22/2015 8:55:55 AM PDT by Isara
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will try to pass legislation on Thursday that would increase penalties for undocumented immigrants who reenter the country after being deported.
Under the legislation, undocumented immigrants could face additional prison time if they reenter the country, including a minimum five-year sentence if they were previously convicted of an aggravated felony or of illegally reentering the country twice.
The proposal — referred to as "Kate's Law" after Kathryn Steinle, who was shot allegedly by an illegal immigrant who had already been deported five times — was fast-tracked on the Senate floor Thursday. The procedural move allows it to skip the committee process and be placed directly on the Senate calendar, which could allow it to be scheduled for a vote.
The Texas Republican, who is running for president, is planning to come to the Senate floor on Thursday to ask for unanimous consent to pass the bill, according to a release from his office.
Similar legislation was included in a broader immigration bill from Sen. David Vitter, which was blocked by Democrats earlier this week during a procedural vote on ending debate to move to his proposal. The Louisiana Republican's legislation would have also cracked down on "sanctuary cities" that don't comply with federal immigration law, such as San Francisco, where Steinle was killed.
Cruz said at the time that Republican leadership should attach the proposal to "must-pass" legislation.
"Leadership loves to speak of what they call governing, and in Washington governing is always said at least an octave lower, governing. Well, when it comes to stopping sanctuary cities and protecting our safety, we need some governing," he said on Tuesday.
For Cruz to be successful on Thursday he'll need every senator to agree to allow for the legislation to be taken up and passed. He added in a statement that he hopes "my colleagues in the Senate will support this bill and stand with the American people — the people we should be protecting — rather than convicted felons like the murderer of Kate Steinle.”
That is 54 dead democRAT voters, but a dead democRAT voter is still a democRAT voter.
> Cruz marshals behind ‘Kate’s Law’ on deported immigrants
This is total BS.
I would rather have BuffaloJack’s Law: First time offense and you get deported with a boot print on your butt. Second time we catch you and it is an automatic Capital Crime for which you will be hanged; and I don’t even care if the offense is J-walking.
Implementing another law is unnecessary. Demand sanctuary city mayors be thrown in jail!!!
And the police chiefs!
And ICE....a hearing for an illegal takes 10 minutes. You're legal or you're not.
That would need another law, the way things stand. Nobody seems to define what “sanctuary” is.
I hate news people.
I wonder if Bill O’Really, who has been all of this the last couple of days, will even mention Cruz? Bill seems to think he is the only one fighting this......how about it Bill? You listening?
Cruz - fighting for your liberty even when you are not paying attention.
The “progressives” of both parties want this law defeated.
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