In "Praising Arizona," Heather Mac Donald writes, "The state’s new immigration law is perfectly reasonable, but you wouldn’t know it from the New York Times."
Here's what democrats are using, in their attempt to get out the
November vote (US citizen, or not) and stave off annihilation, actually
says.
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The
law, SB 1070, empowers local police officers to check the immigration
status of individuals whom they have encountered during a “lawful
contact,” if an officer reasonably suspects the person stopped of being
in the country illegally, and if an inquiry into the person’s status is
“practicable.” The officer may not base his suspicion of illegality
“solely [on] race, color or national origin.” (Arizona lawmakers
recently amended the law to change the term “lawful contact” to “lawful
stop, detention or arrest” and deleted the word “solely” from the
phrase regarding race, color, and national origin. The governor is
expected to sign the amendments.) The law also requires aliens to carry
their immigration documents, mirroring an identical federal
requirement. Failure to comply with the federal law on carrying
immigration papers becomes a state misdemeanor under the Arizona law.
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