“If you are walking down the street, dumb ass, you are not going to be stopped and asked for ID. You must break a law first.”
But anyone walking down the street who police believe is an illegal immigrant actually CAN be stopped by AZ police, dumb ass. That’s exactly what is causing the controversy.
“The law makes it a crime to be present in the state without legal immigration status, and authorizes local and state law enforcement authorities — including the campus police, Ms. Fuller notes — to question those they suspect to be illegal immigrants and ask that they produce verification of their status.”
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/arizona/
Well, no. It's not a primary offense. Those who are stopped, pulled aside, whatever, for cause can then be asked to provide ID.
Of course, had you read the actual law, or read commentary from sone non-LSM source, you would know this.
You would also know that due process applies, and that this law will be thoroughly litigated by the ACLU, among others.
This law nullifies the common local LEO policy, that local LEOs will NOT verify citizenship.
If you don't understand the problem or the solution, then by golly, you're part of ther problem.
Since the police cannot use race or ethnicity as probable cause, they can’t suspect you of being illegal just because you are walking down the street. You have to give them reason to suspect you before they can stop you and check your ID.