First, they said no to MLK Day... Now this.

[nom3rcy]

Originally Posted by Krimson X

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.

They are silly in the context of this argument because probably cause, reasonable suspicion and lawful contact are already well defined by case law and this bill simply adds that LEOs are allowed to ask about a subject's immigration status once they make that contact. It doesn't outline probable cause etc because it doesn't need to.

I simply feel that the people opposed to this law are not interpreting it correctly, and applying those misinterpretations to what if scenarios are leading them to be against the bill.

Is it really that horrible of a question? "Are you a US citizen?"

How does that question infringe upon your rights?