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Just over two years ago, while walking on a pier in San Francisco with her dad, Kate Steinle was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant with a criminal past and a record of deportations.

I firmly believe the federal government has limited constitutional responsibilities, but establishing justice and insuring domestic tranquility are among the few authorities that were engraved into our founding documents first sentence. In recent decades, however, the federal government has fallen through on these responsibilities when it comes to enforcing our immigration laws, and the loss of Kate is just one example of the consequences for that.

Kates killer had already been deported five times when he opened fire on July 1, 2015. Certainly, more must be done to secure our border, including building a more robust wall and giving border patrol agents the resources and technologies needed to create a more impenetrable barrier. And without question, the laws already on the books need to be better enforced.

But I also believe our laws could be stronger too.

Shortly before the two-year anniversary of Kates murder, I joined the House in passing Kates Law, which would significantly toughen the punishment for illegal immigrants who re-enter the country. While I believe we could go even farther with these punishments, Kates Law is a good first step.

San Francisco, where Kates murder took place, is also one of more than 300 so-called sanctuary cities that openly refuse to turn over criminal illegal immigrants to federal law enforcement.

Kates killer had seven felony convictions at the time of the murder. Less than four months before Kates death, he was turned over to San Francisco authorities for an outstanding drug warrant. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked that he be kept in custody until immigration agents could get there, but because San Francisco is a sanctuary city, he was released. This should never have happened. So, in addition to Kates Law, I helped pass the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which cracks down on sanctuary cities like San Francisco by withholding valuable federal grants from them.

While the Senate will debate the legislation next, President Trump has already announced his support for both bills.

This is just the beginning. Ive also cosponsored the SMART Act, which would authorize additional personnel and new technologies to help secure the border, and Ive backed legislation to help stop the drug trafficking thats contributed to South Dakotas drug abuse and violent crime increases.

Kate should have never lost her life on that pier in 2015. Her killer should have never been in this country let alone, running free within it. We have to be stronger when it comes to enforcing the laws on the books, but we also have a constitutional responsibility to make sure the laws on the books are strong enough to keep our families and communities safe.

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Cracking down on illegal immigration - The Capital Journal

Progress on the legislative front remains largely at a standstill, but that doesnt mean that things arent getting done. President Trump has been meeting with the leaders of various nations this week and this story from the Washington Examiner makes me wonder whether any of his one-on-one chats included the subject of deportation. In the spring of 2016 there were nearly two dozen countries that were refusing to take back their criminal illegal aliens when ICE caught them here and we wanted to deport them. At this point that number is down to twelve, so clearly some of them have gotten the message.

The Trump administration has bolstered its campaign to deport criminal illegal immigrants by getting countries to stop blocking the transfers and take them back, according to key Homeland Security officials.

Led by its success in getting Iraq to shift gears, the administration is looking to cut the number of recalcitrant nations even further as it speeds up the arrest of illegal immigrants and visa overstayers who have criminal records.

It is big news. It shows that some of these countries see that they cant get away with stiff arming us anymore, that there will be consequences, said Jessica Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies.

The situation with Iraq was a bit more complicated since they needed to come off of the travel ban list, but a combination of sticks and carrots seem to have worked with the others who are now taking their criminal illegal aliens back off of our hands. Of the dozen that are left, a few may be tricky, but some of them should be fairly easy calls if Trump is losing patience and wants to do away with the carrot portion of the proceedings.

The remaining recalcitrant countries (as they are called) include China, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan. China is obviously a bit of a tightrope to walk considering how deeply were currently wrapped up with them on the North Korea situation, but Hong Kong very much wants to remain in our good graces. And Bermuda? How much of their tourism trade comes from us? A quick word from the State Department regarding travel there would likely have them reconsidering their position if they suddenly faced the possibility of vacation traffic in that direction becoming more difficult.

The rest of them each have their own complications, but they all need things from us. Two of the biggest are foreign aid and our willingness to continue issuing visas to their own citizens. The latter is a big ticket item because if they wont take back their people who come here and break the law we are under zero obligation to keep issuing more permission slips. And, as I said, they need us far more than we need them in most of those cases.

Theres a ways left to go, but it looks like the needle is moving in the right direction. Tracking down and arresting criminal illegal aliens here in the United States is the first step, but shipping them out is equally important. Countries that dont wish to cooperate must be made aware that there will be a significant price to pay and theyre not dealing with Barack Obama anymore. Get onboard with the plan deal with the fallout.

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Fewer countries refusing to take back criminal illegal aliens in 2017 - Hot Air

Putin: TV Trump Very Different From Real Trump

Twenty-one cities, several of them sanctuary cities, have pledged to make one million immigrants American citizens by the end of 2017.

TheNaturalize Now initiative is aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from deportation under the Trump administration. President Trump is not against legal immigration, but has promised to crack down on illegal residency in the U.S., especially of criminals.

The cities include New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Jersey City, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; and Tucson, AZ.

Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles and other progressive elected officials have joined in the path to citizenship effort.

"We celebrate our independence on July 4, and honor the values of freedom, justice, unity, and equality that make us who we are," Garcetti said.

The House of Representatives passed two immigration bills June 29,"Kate's Law" and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. The bills exact harsher penalties on those who re-enter after being deported and put pressure on local governments to cooperate with feds on immigration enforcement.

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Sanctuary Cities Promise to Make 1 Million Immigrants Citizens in 2017 - Fox News Insider

Were you aware that many illegal immigrants pay millions of dollars in taxes to our government each year through payroll deduction? According to a CNN report, out of the nearly 11.1 million undocumented immigrants estimated to be living in the U.S., the information that they gathered from Pew Research showed that there were about 8 million in the workforce in 2014. Nearly half, or 3.4 million, of those workers paid social security taxes, according to 2014 estimates from the Social Security Administration. And while the agency doesnt have a figure for how much this group paid in taxes that year, it said that unauthorized immigrant workers and their employers contributed $13 billion in payroll taxes in 2010, its most current estimate.

In a documentary hosted by Charles Barclay which aired on TNT cable network recently, he interviewed a Hispanic family where the father held down two full-time jobs for many years. Taxes were taken out of both of his paychecks just like any normal American; federal taxes like Social Security, state taxes, unemployment taxes, etc. The dad pointed out that he does not have a social security number but he was given a Tax Identification Number to pay his taxes. This same person cannot collect any benefits from the government without a social security number. I found that fact very interesting.

These immigrant families come to the United States because they are trying to escape political and economic oppression in their country. They want a better life for their family and will risk coming here as an illegal immigrant to do so. It costs money and takes years to apply for a green card to come to the United States, money that a lot of these people dont have to get through the process. And those who do save the money, get to a certain point in the process and are turned away only to have to save more money to re-apply. If you are from another country, you know it can be a vicious cycle.

These illegal immigrants pay into the system and they are helping to sustain Social Security. Some Americans are ready for them to be drop-kicked back into their country. Isnt it amazing that the government can somehow issue a Tax Identification Number for these people to pay their taxes but they cannot work with them to become naturalized citizens or permanent residents?

Michelle (who wishes to go only by her first name) is originally from Jamaica. She said illegal immigrants who pay into the system through their taxes should be giving back to the system. She explained that from her understanding of the process, the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that people including unauthorized immigrants pay taxes even if they do not have a social security number and regardless of their immigration status. ITINs allow the IRS to bring in billions of dollars the federal government otherwise would have no way of collecting.

Many people might question the fairness of an illegal immigrant paying taxes without being able to get the same benefits as a citizen or a permanent resident, she said. This becomes an interesting question to ponder. From my perspective it is fair. As the daughter of an immigrant that came to American legally, I know all of the sacrifices that they had to make to come into this country the correct way. While I dont agree with some of the deportation practices, I do think that withholding certain benefits until an immigrant has the correct legal status is fair. I certainly think having to pay taxes and not getting certain benefits is used as a deterrent for individuals to work toward becoming legal and not remain in this country as illegal immigrant workers. Bottom line is, if you come into this country legally, you should be entitled to receive more benefits than those who chose to enter illegally, she said.

Michelle makes some very good points but it still tears me up to hear these original Americans (who evidently do not have family members who were immigrants to this country) shouting, go back where you came from. If they go back through their family history, they more than likely will find an illegal immigrant or two or maybe even three. Why dont they go back where they came from?

Have a little compassion for your fellow man. You all would do the same thing. That is why people came up with the expression, walk a mile in my shoes.

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Caribbean Currents: Is taxing illegal immigrants before citizenship fair? - The Philadelphia Tribune

Illegal immigration across the southwest border rose yet again in June, according to the latest Homeland Security figures released Friday that show a noticeable jump over the past two months.

Border Patrol agents nabbed 16,089 illegal immigrants trying to sneak in, while Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers identified another 5,570 illegal immigrants who showed up without authorization at the ports of entry.

The combined 21,659 illegal immigrants is still the lowest numbers for June in years, but the spike is worrisome because illegal immigration generally begins to slow in the summer months. Indeed, the past four years saw an average drop of 10 percent in Border Patrol apprehensions in June but this year saw an 11 percent rise.

The number of illegal immigrant children and families also rose sharply. Unaccompanied children spiked 31 percent in June, compared to May, and the total number of people coming as families shot up a stunning 47 percent last month.

The numbers could end up spurring action on President Trumps border wall, which had been attacked as unnecessary earlier this year as the numbers of those attempting to cross the border plunged to 40-year lows.

Experts say the number of people caught is a rough yardstick of how many people are trying to cross, so a rise in apprehensions signals a rise in the overall level of illegal immigration.

CBP acknowledged the increase, but said the numbers are still well below where they were during the latter years of the Obama administration.

These numbers represent a 53 percent decrease as compared to June of 2016, the agency said.

Officials did not offer an explanation for the spike, which now has spanned two months.

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