“Help me Dad.” These were Kate Steinle’s last words as she died in her father’s arms after being shot by an illegal alien who had been deported five times, had a record of seven felony convictions, but still found refuge in the sanctuary city of San Francisco. As a result of this travesty, Kate’s Law was introduced in Congress to punish deported illegal aliens who re-enter the United States with a mandatory five years in prison.
Salud Carbajal voted against Kate’s Law. In doing so, he chose to play politics rather than protect the safety of his constituents.
Kate Steinle was an innocent young girl whose life was cut short because there were no consequences for her killer’s serial illegal conduct. The devastation of a life so cruelly taken will have lifelong effects on those who knew and loved her.
We cannot let tragedies like this keep happening, and, as citizens, we need to hold Congress accountable for protecting us with laws that prioritize our safety. Many illegal immigrants are hardworking and contribute to our society, but this legislation was a no-brainer and that’s why it passed the House easily in spite of Carbajal’s no vote. We need representatives who look out for us constituents, not ones who play politics just to receive more votes.
Please call his office at 805-730-1710 to tell him that we don’t approve of this vote and we demand that he do what’s right for his constituents.
Marlene Hudson
Solvang
This article appears in Jul 20-30, 2017.
HOW on earth did Salud vote against this. Kate was murdered…murdered, does this man have a soul?
Facts in this case are the BLM officer who owned the gun left it loaded, cocked, with no external safety, and unsecured in his car, which was broken into and the gun stolen. The gun was found by defendant next day under a bench on the pier, as he handled it the gun went off, bullet ricocheting off the pavement in front of him and striking and killing victim some distance away. Defendant claimed accidental discharge. After an extensive investigation and trial, On November 30, 2017, after five days of deliberations, the jury acquitted Zarate of all murder and manslaughter charges, but convicted him of being a felon in possession of a firearm.[57] See Wikipedia article for more.
In September 2015, the Steinle family announced their intention to file a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Bureau of Land Management, alleging complicity and negligence in the death of their daughter.[63] On January 7, 2017, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero dismissed the family’s claims against San Francisco and former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. The magistrate also dismissed their claim against ICE, but he ruled that the lawsuit accusing the Bureau of Land Management of negligence can proceed.[64][65]