An illegal immigrant living in Philadelphia has been charged with
raping a child, spurring opponents of the city’s “sanctuary” policy to
use his arrest to bolster their argument that such practices leave
dangerous criminals on the streets.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Martina White, a Republican, says the alleged
rapist, Ramon Aguirre-Ochoa, a 45-year-old Honduran national, avoided
deportation only because of Philadelphia’s policy not to comply with
most immigration-related requests from the federal government.
In an interview with The Daily Signal, White said she hopes the
incident will inspire bipartisan support for her bid to hold sanctuary
cities accountable for crimes committed by residents who are living in
those municipalities illegally.
“There is a lot of support for the state of Pennsylvania to make sure
sanctuary city policies do not continue, and that they do not spread,”
White said, adding:
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These policies are dangerous. Philadelphia, and cities
like it, are basically encouraging illegal immigrant criminals to come
there. And unfortunately, we are seeing that these policies impact
citizens’ lives. These are very, very sad circumstances and
repercussions from a flawed policy.
White’s bill
would make any sanctuary city in Pennsylvania liable for “damages”—such
as injury to a person or property—caused by illegal residents who have
been convicted of a crime.
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