In Watters’ World: Sanctuary city edition, O’Reilly Factor producer Jesse Watters asks San Francisco officials and residents about the murder of Kate Steinle. The traditionally upbeat and humorous segment took a serious and disturbing tone Wednesday night. In the Talking Points Memo earlier in the show, Watters pressed the sanctuary city-supporting members of the Board of Supervisors on the policy, but they refused to even raise their eyes and look at Kate’s picture.
Francisco Sanchez, the 45-year-old man who has confessed to 32-year-old Steinle’s murder, had been released from jail in March after San Francisco authorities didn’t honor an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request.
“We are so sorry our leaders are vial and corrupt,” a note at Ms. Steinle’s memorial read. “We cherish your life and memory.”
Watters spoke to a young, San Francisco resident who said Kate’s murder was a tragedy, but should not lead to a policy change.
“It was a policy that was put in place to reflect our values,” he said.
Many other residents disagreed.
“When I found out that the city of San Francisco was allowing that to happen,” another man said, “that kind of pissed me off. I hope they make a change.”
“I don’t have anything against illegal immigration,” a Hispanic woman told Jesse. “But when it comes to criminals they should be deported.”
“Obviously this guy should have been deported,” another man said. “I mean, come on, it’s obvious.”
Apparently not to the liberal city leaders, who blatantly ignored Jesse and Kate’s picture at the hearing. The chairwoman repeatedly interrupted Jesse by asking for the “next speaker,” without saying a single word in her defense.
