After the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco on July 1^st, House Republicans are infuriated about the release of an illegal immigrant from prison who is charged with the murder. In response, Republicans have advanced legislation that discriminates against immigrants.

Steinle was walking with her dad on Pier 14 on the Embarcadero when she was fatally shot in the chest. The alleged shooter, 45-year-old Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, admitted to killing Steinle in an interview with reporters. He said that he had found the gun wrapped in a T-shirt on the ground.

The Mexican national has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.  It has been found that the murder weapon belonged to a federal agent, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Lopez-Sanchez had a history of criminal convictions including seven prior felony convictions, as well as being an undocumented immigrant who has been deported from the U.S. five times.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blamed Steinle's death on weak border security and Hilary Clinton called out the city for releasing the suspect from jail. San Francisco has a “sanctuary” policy in place that limits assistance to federal immigration authorities. He had been handed over to San Francisco authorities on an old drug charge, which they ended up dismissing and releasing him despite a request from federal officials to keep him detained.

San Francisco is among 300 communities nationwide that refuse to abide by federal immigration detention requests, which have been successfully challenged in court by critics who say they indiscriminately target immigrants including many innocent of criminal wrongdoing.

“Dangerous criminals who are in the Unites States illegally must now be incarcerated until they are deported to their home country," Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas.

Now innocent undocumented people may face the consequences of one man's act. What the media does not portray is that not all undocumented immigrants are criminals. Many are here just to provide a better life for their families and escape from war or horrible conditions in their homeland. The Sanctuary Law  was made to prevent undocumented immigrants from having their families torn apart and deported for minor incidents. Not all undocumented people should have to face having their families being separated due to a single misdeed.

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