Posted on 08/03/2010 3:18:46 PM PDT by jessduntno
Virginia GOP Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is working toward granting his state’s police officers powers similar to those that Arizona's law allows to check immigration status.
Cuccinelli told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren recently that he’d like Virginia police to be allowed to check the citizenship of anyone they stop or arrest, but that unlike Arizona, he would not require police to do so.
“We are not mandating to our law enforcement that they make these inquiries on every stop,” Cucinnelli said.
Still, Cuccinelli is pushing his state toward instituting a similar law to the one a federal judge blocked last week — finding that Arizona was usurping federal authority by enforcing immigration law.
In a legal opinion issued by his office Friday, Cuccinelli wrote, “It is my opinion that Virginia law enforcement officers, including conservation officers may, like Arizona police officers, inquire into the immigration status of persons stopped or arrested.”
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Ahhhhhhhh ... Virginia to the rescue ... again.
Ken C is AWESOME. He is hammering Obamacare, the illegal alien check, the EPA and also the professor who engaged in frau dat U of VA on global warming.
Cuccinelli and Chris Christie are bull dogs.
Cuccinelli should just do it with an email memo.
I think AZ goofed when they passed the law.
Brewer should have just done it with an email to
all the AZ Police agencies.
Can the Feds get a restraining order against Sates?
Help Texas watch her borders. Watch live on 14 cameras and report illegals. Night cams in operation
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