[Bokababe]

I’m not sure if I agree with this. Stopping people in their cars to check for citizenship opens up a whole can of worms for abusing 4th amendment rights.

I have the same concerns, as do many in this poll.

But I've asked several Mexican American friends the same question -- Would it bother you if were stopped based on looking Hispanic? The answer was no -- minor hassle, no different than dealing with airport security. One asked me if we'd ever been stopped in Mexico and identified as American -- the answer was yes! Last time we were in Baja, the government police (with automatic weapons and wearing ski masks) stopped us on the highway and asked for our passports.

My husband is often mistaken for being light Hispanic, he'd probably be subject to questioning in Arizona, too!

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Last time we were in Baja, the government police (with automatic weapons and wearing ski masks) stopped us on the highway and asked for our passports."

And I never want to see that happen in our beloved country. We are not a bananna republic. As long as it was kept to are you a citizen/are you not a citizen it would be fine. However, it just bothers me to think that this would open up opportunities to pursue other criminal activity by this stop (i.e. violating 4th amendment).

The difference between us and the left are that we revere all of the Bill of Rights and at all times.

[skr]

Ski masks? Terrifying!

As with any law and any right, misuse is likely to occur; it’s a risk we take.