Arizona "your papers please" immigration law

[badgenome]

L.C.E.C. said:

badgenome said:

There was a pretty lengthy discussion about it here, but I'm not sure how to search the forums anymore.

Anyway, that's not entirely accurate. If someone is stopped for another offense, the police officer can ask them about their immigration status if there's reasonable suspicion that they're in the country illegally. It's really not a huge departure from current law, and the only reason there's a firestorm around it is because Arizona intends to actually enforce it.

Yeah, I've been kinda wondering... If you have a driver's license (or some other form of federal ID) and spoke in (even broken) English, then wouldn't that kinda rule you out of suspicion? I'm not worrying of course, 'cuz I'm not in Arizona and I'm Caucasian, but I'm just wondering.

Yeah, there's a rather long list of what the authorities will accept as a valid ID.

Specifies a presumption of lawful presence with these IDs: Arizona driver license or ID; tribal enrollment card or ID; valid federal, state or local government issued identification, if the issuing entity requires proof of legal presence before issuance.