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Originally Posted by nom3rcy
I'm not going to answer those silly questions. The law is in plain English.
To me this is the same as being asked for a driver's license. The cop takes it back to his car and runs a check on it.
Since you are a real citizen (not illegal) you don't have anything to worry about.
In no way does this infringe upon any rights of ours, and believe me if it did I would be the first to object to it.
The fact is, immigration is a problem as you admit and we need to do SOMETHING about it. Asking someone their status after they are already pulled over is the LEAST we can do.
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Those questions are far from silly. They are the basis of criminal procedure law in this country. Those questions protect you from unreasonable search and seizure. The law, as written, does not require probable cause or reasonable suspicion for "lawful contact" other than to determine the immigration status of an individual.
I may not have anything to worry about, but there are hundreds of thousands of Mexican/Hispanic-Americans living in Arizona that do.