sanctuary cities

San Francisco’s new Sheriff Vicki Hennessy is working hard to fulfill a campaign promise that helped her win a landslide election against incumbent Ross Mirkarimi.

Last summer, Kate Steinle’s name suddenly dominated the national news cycle. Five-time deported, seven-time convicted felon Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, a Mexican national, brutally murdered Steinle in sanctuary city San Francisco. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 340 cities and counties are considered sanctuaries whose goal is to protect aliens from deportation by refusing to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers.

The time is drawing near to select the most outrageous immigration happening of 2015.

Challenger Vicki Hennessy, who entered the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department in 1975 and rose to Chief Deputy in 1997, easily defeated incumbent Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, an election that was decided in part by Mirkarimi’s sanctuary advocacy. With 100 percent of the ballots counted, Hennessy won 61.09 percent of the vote versus 32.9 percent for Mirkarimi.

October 20 was a dark day for millions of Americans concerned that local law enforcement in many communities refuse to honor Immigration Customs and Enforcement detainers in order to help deport dangerous felons. The Senate cravenly blocked S. 2146 (the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act) that, had it been law years ago, would have saved many lives.

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi may think California’s 35 or so sanctuary cities are a good idea and keep citizens safe. And Mirkarimi has friends in high places who agree with him like Gov. Jerry Brown, retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer, former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Kamala Harris.

Six weeks have passed since Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez shot and killed Kate Steinle. Nightly news viewers are well familiar with the details: Lopez-Sanchez is a five-time deported, seven-time convicted felon who executed 32-year-old Steinle in sanctuary city San Francisco.

Nancy Pelosi has represented San Francisco in the House of Representative for 27 years. During that time, Pelosi has served as Democratic Minority Whip, Speaker and is currently the Minority Leader. When Pelosi was Speaker, the Christian Science Monitor called her “the most powerful woman in American politics.”

On July 21, Senate Judiciary Chair Charles Grassley will hear testimony from family members of illegal alien crimes.