There are two troubling aspects to SB1070 that are seldom discussed. One, is the threshold for lawful contact is too low. Instead of “suspicion of wrong doing” it should be “probable cause.” As we have seen with the Patriot act, and the MO MIAC memo it isn’t long before the government uses these laws against citizens.
And two, SB1070 includes a provision for exchanging personal data with DHS. Some refer to it as backdoor Real ID. The recent ObaMaoCare law takes control of Americans’ medical records; the recent financial takeover gives the government the ability to monitor all credit card transactions; do we really want to invite DHS to monitor our personal records, too?
The fact that SB1070 has been blocked by the judge gives Arizonians an opportunity to address these errors in the AZ law, and other states looking to write similar legislation an opportunity to avoid making the same mistakes.