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Originally Posted by Paul11
MMM, what are you talking about?
what rights are thrown away for legal citizens? What rights are dismissed? None. This will withstand legal scrutiny because it mirrors existing laws that have already passed scrutiny. the law states that if a person is contacted under reasonable suspicion that crime is afoot (yes, that is actual legal jargon) then an officer may inquire about citizenship. If an officer stopps someone in a traffic stop, or drug law violation, or an assault, and that person has no license and can't ID themselves, then the issue is addressed.
no rights are impinged. Please state the rights, listed in the constitution, that are trampled. You can't, because there are none. this law was written to withstand constitutional scruntiny.
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I am looking at what the above poster said:
So, it isn't their fault that you look hispanic, they are just doing their jobs to assist in hindering illegal immigration.
If you are a legal citizen, you show your proof of citizenship, and you go on with your day.
This is the attitude that concerns me. "Look illegal, be treated like an illegal until you can prove me wrong."
Is this how we treat American citizens? I don't think so.
The state I live in doesn't require a proof of citizenship to get a licence. So if I were to be pulled over in Arizona, my license would not be proof of my citizenship. Now I am white, so it is unlikely I would be asked to show an American passport or original copy of my birth certificate in order to not be taken in and processed.
However, what if I were an American-born Hispanic and was visiting Arizona from out of state? If my state ID was not sufficient evidence of my citizenship (as I came from a state that didn't require proof of citizenship to get a license), I could be held and questioned until somehow I was able to prove citizenship.
Should Latino-Americans be forced to carry American passports to travel to Arizona?
I am not talking about not having ID, I am talking about not having "proof of citizenship". Those are not always the same thing.