[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10790]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  SANCTUARY CITIES COST INNOCENT LIVES

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, dangerous policies have deadly 
consequences. We were reminded of this last week when a young woman in 
San Francisco, Kate Steinle, was tragically murdered by an illegal 
immigrant who should have been deported long ago.
  Unknown to many Americans, cities across the Nation, like San 
Francisco, have declared that they will be a sanctuary for illegal 
immigrants. They refuse to cooperate with Federal immigration 
authorities in violation of Federal law. And victims like Kate Steinle 
pay the ultimate price
  This administration, regrettably, has condoned sanctuary cities and 
has done nothing to make them abide by Federal immigration laws.
  In this case, the killer had been ordered deported five times and 
charged with seven previous felonies but had been released instead.
  If this administration and local officials in sanctuary cities care 
about the safety of the American people, they should work to secure our 
borders and uphold, not undermine, our immigration laws.

                          ____________________