re: #49 kingkenrod

Far as I can see, the worst thing about the law is that it might be unevenly applied by local law enforcement who aren’t trained as well as federal authorities. The worst thing Janet Napolitano is griping about is she’s afraid it will increase the workload of federal authorities. Well, if AZ goes around arresting legal residents, I sympathize with her. Otherwise, she should just ask for a bigger budget and thank AZ for doing her job for her…but I suspect she would rather have a turf war and make a political fight about it.

Most of the law is about sanctioning employers who hire illegals and human traffickers.

Frankly, I don’t see what is so draconian about it. What does it do that federal law doesn’t already do?

It’s not a license to go harass “brown people”, but it’s close. As it stands, Phoenix police can refer criminal suspects to the ICE when warranted.

Now, all state police have more authority to make citizenship/identification inquiries and judgments, and they only need to be involved in ‘regular contact’ to do so.

Regular police contact is basically any other reason for them to be asking for your ID and getting involved in your situation (broken taillight, etc.).

The perception is worse than reality, but the reality ain’t great and the perception is both highly damaging and highly predictable.

It’s incredibly clumsy and unhelpful, IMHO, at best…and license to profile at worst.