2016 IL Senate race: on Crime


Mark Kirk: Deportation to fight rising street gang population

With a rising street gang population, Congressman Kirk supports giving law enforcement the tools they need to deport illegal residents with gang ties and proposed the Alien Gang Removal Act. The Government Accountability Office has statistics indicating that illegal aliens in prisons have been arrested an average of eight times each. These national statistics on repeat offenders are staggering, and these gangs are backed by weapons and resources that can easily overwhelm suburban law enforcement.

Locally, the legislation would combine with efforts already being taken in Lake County to deport illegals in the criminal system. While most gang members are American citizens, we are seeing the rise of transnational drug gangs that are bringing new levels of violence and criminal activity to our communities. [Source: kirk.house.gov/index.php ]

Source: Vote-IL.org profile for 2016 Illinois Senate race Nov 22, 2010

Mark Kirk: Provide after-school basketball to reduce youth violence

When two North Chicago young people were senselessly murdered, Congressman Kirk reached out to community leaders who identified a lack of after school activities as a factor in growing youth violence. To help address that problem, Congressman Kirk contacted the Chicago Bulls organization to join forces and build a world-class basketball facility in North Chicago to serve nearly 4,000 community kids. During the recent ceremony officially opening the new basketball courts, Congressman Kirk told the crowd that the Bulls built this project so fast that they had an immediate impact on stopping the cycle of violence. [Source: Candidate Website ]
Source: Vote-IL.org profile for 2016 Illinois Senate race Oct 4, 2008

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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