> I am walking down the street. Can a policeman stop me and ask me for proof > of immigration status? (I say no).
depends. Are you in Arizona and do you look Mexican? > I am at home, and the dog catcher comes in my yard. Can he ask me for proof > of immigration status? (I say no). In Arizona, Yes, if you look Mexican. > I am stopped for running a red light, and cannot produce ANY documentation > on who I am. Can I be asked for proof of immigration status? (I say yes, as > one mechanism to find out who I am, since I broke a law AND broke a law (no > license)). what in the world makes you think asking immigration status would make you easier to identify? The police don't have access to that database. > I am stopped for running a red light, and realize my wallet is on my > dresser. Can I be asked for proof of immigration status? (I say no, if the > can look me up, and find out who I am) I don't think I see the distinction between this and the previous case. In this one you have mail addressed to you or something? I think they can look you up and make sure you exist, but I don't know if their results will include a picture of you so I am not sure how conclusive that would be > I am in a jammed in a van with 25 other men, non of which can produce any > papers, stopped by a cop for speeding on the hiway. Can he ask me for proof > of immigration status? (I say maybe) this one sounds like reasonable suspicion, actually. And I am pretty sure ICE would get called on this one. > I am in jail for car theft, about to be released. Can I be asked for my > immigration status? (I say yes). ask? At this point it should be independently verified. > When applying for a driver's license, the SSN I give is from a 75 year old > black man from Ohio. Can I be asked my immigration status? (I say yes) as above --snip-- > This law was not passed in a vacuum, it was passed in AZ, in direct response > to efforts many cities and towns have taken over the last few years to > PREVENT identification of immigrant status. Towns like Phoenix have passed > local ordinances to forbid ANY city employee from noticing immigration > status in the course of their duty, even when they have incontrovertible > proof of illegal immigration. Forbidding any mention of immigration status > on any official document or record. there are reasons for this -- the alternative is worse. Kinda like driver's licenses. Did you see my post about that? And these same towns have allowed and > encouraged sanctuaries, where not only are illegals protected from ICE to > avoid deportation, but are also hidden from police looking for them on other > criminal charges, like kidnapping, drugs, rape and murder, in order to > prevent their deportation. I have never heard this, are you sure? I suspect you are wrong about this actually. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316764 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
