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Old 04-27-2010, 10:47 AM   #1
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I just have a hard to time blaming law enforcement for the immigration problem. You can assume they will abuse their position and use this law to harass people.... but why?

What about hispanic cops? Can we at least assume that they would administer the law correctly?
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Old 04-27-2010, 11:02 AM   #2
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You can assume they will abuse their position and use this law to harass people.... but why?
Will they be abusing their position if it's actually legal for them to do it?
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Old 04-27-2010, 11:23 AM   #3
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Legal for them to harass people?
The way I read and understood the law, the will have the right to inquire about immigration status of someone they have legally detained for another reason. I guess you could call that harassment, but how else would they know if someone is illegal?
If you're opposed to enforcement of immigration laws to begin with you're not going to agree with any of this, I get that.
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Old 04-27-2010, 11:52 AM   #4
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Legal for them to harass people?
The way I read and understood the law, the will have the right to inquire about immigration status of someone they have legally detained for another reason. I guess you could call that harassment, but how else would they know if someone is illegal?
I think the law says that they can pull you over for speeding and instead of giving you a ticket and letting you drive away, they can now give you the ticket and throw you in jail until you can prove you are a citizen. They now have that legal power. Whether they choose to do it to a particular person or not is entirely up to them. If you are a citizen, or a legal immigrant, and don't have papers on you, you will eventually get around to proving that fact and be released from jail, but you will probably consider it a hassle.
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