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Kate Steinle’s murder fueled national outrage and became a flashpoint in the divisive debate over the twin issues of illegal immigration and U.S. sanctuary cities, and now her accused killer is getting his day in court.
A homeless illegal immigrant from Mexico is charged with the slaying which became a signature issue for Donald Trump as he was running for president. Trump invoked the murder in calling for the construction of a wall on the Mexican border and stepping up deportations and cracking down on illegal immigration.
The 32-year-old woman and her father James Steinle were strolling on San Francisco’s Embarcadero on July 1, 2015 when she was shot.
“Help me, dad,” she said before she died.
Two days after Steinle was shot, Trump released a tough statement on the killing.
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