Kate Steinle's tragic death shows why the 'sanctuary cities' movement threatens the safety of all Americans
Kate Steinle
The disturbing verdict in the killing of  Kate Steinle  â finding a criminal illegal alien not guilty of the most serious charges for  her  death â illustrates the need to find a way to end the âsanctuary citiesâ movement that has spread around the nation.
 Steinle  was only 32 when  she  was shot and killed in July 2015 by a bullet fired by illegal alien Jose Ines Garcia Garcia Zarate  who had a record of seven felony convictions and five previous deportations. Garcia Zarate did not deny shooting  Steinle   but said  it  was an accident.
Garcia Zarate had been freed by San Francisco authorities three months before he shot  Steinle   despite a federal immigration detention request to hold him so federal officials could take him into custody.
 Steinle  had none of those protections as  she  stood over the San Francisco Bay with  her  father  who would know  her  pleas for help as the last thing  he âd ever hear  her  utter in a too-short life.
The sanctuary jurisdictions create opportunities for further harm  just like that posed by  Steinle âs killer. Their claim is that sanctuary cities are actually as safe as or safer than others  with illegal residents less likely to break the law and more likely to cooperate with law enforcement when real crimes occur.
Kate  Steinle âs tragic case is but one in a sea of unnecessary tears.
 The stories of Kate Steinle and Veronica Cabrera Ramirez  will fade with the passage of time. But  theirs  will simply be replaced by the stories of future victims of heinous and predictable crimes committed by criminal illegal aliens who take advantage of American kindness and weakness.
[TGT]  finding a criminal illegal alien not guilty of the most serious charges for   [TGT]   death â illustrates the need to find a way to end the âsanctuary citiesâ movement that has spread around the nation.
 Steinle  was only 32 when  she  was shot and killed in July 2015 by a bullet fired by illegal alien Jose Ines Garcia Garcia Zarate  who had a record of seven felony convictions and five previous deportations. Garcia Zarate did not deny shooting  Steinle   but said  it  was an accident.
Garcia Zarate had been freed by San Francisco authorities three months before he shot  Steinle   despite a federal immigration detention request to hold him so federal officials could take him into custody.
 Steinle  had none of those protections as  she  stood over the San Francisco Bay with  her  father  who would know  her  pleas for help as the last thing  he âd ever hear  her  utter in a too-short life.
The sanctuary jurisdictions create opportunities for further harm  just like that posed by  Steinle âs killer. Their claim is that sanctuary cities are actually as safe as or safer than others  with illegal residents less likely to break the law and more likely to cooperate with law enforcement when real crimes occur.
Kate  Steinle âs tragic case is but one in a sea of unnecessary tears.
 The stories of Kate Steinle and Veronica Cabrera Ramirez  will fade with the passage of time. But  theirs  will simply be replaced by the stories of future victims of heinous and predictable crimes committed by criminal illegal aliens who take advantage of American kindness and weakness.