[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H4878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              IMMIGRATION

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, just last week an American woman was shot 
and killed by an illegal immigrant while walking through a tourist-
friendly area of San Francisco with her father.
  She was killed for no reason by an illegal immigrant convicted of 
seven felonies who had been previously deported five times and was 
released by the San Francisco Police Department again over the 
objections of Federal immigration authorities.
  This is sadly not the first time this has happened. Several years ago 
a father and his two sons were killed by an illegal immigrant felon 
who, again, San Francisco refused to detain for Federal immigration 
authorities.
  The evidence is clear. Sanctuary city laws make our cities less safe 
and endanger Americans. Despite liberal claims to the contrary, this 
refusal to enforce immigration laws means that dangerous criminals with 
no regard for our laws are walking our streets.
  In California alone, over 10,000 immigration detainer requests were 
declined; 10,000 known criminals were released in violation of Federal 
law.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the House to act to ensure that the 
Federal Government does not aid cities who refuse to enforce our 
Nation's laws. That would be comprehensive immigration reform we can 
all understand.

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