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<blockquote data-quote="bigbrownhen" data-source="post: 723394" data-attributes="member: 20495">Ok, it took awhile for me to grasp the core of this legislation.&nbsp; It seems this &quot;law&quot; was already on the books at the federal level. In Arizona it is now letting the &quot;local&quot; law enforcement enforce what is already a federal law. The local law enforcement is more likely to interact with &quot;illegals&quot; in thier day to day duty, and not just by &quot;profileing&quot;. In this situation, instead of just inquiring about thier citizenship status, now they can require proof.&nbsp; Before the law was passed, the &quot;illegal&quot; could just lie, and walk, nothing could be done. Now if they can&#039;t prove they are here legally, then they can be held until it can be proven they are here legally or not. If not, they are in violation of the federal law and sent back to where they came from, not treated inhumanely I would hope,&nbsp; just sent back home. In effect, the local law enforcement is assisting the federal law enforcement.&nbsp;I would imagine it will create more volatile encounters with illegals and law enforcement is inevitable, but in the long run, this may force more to come here legally, with proper paperwork. I don&#039;t know what it takes to accomplish this, or how long, I just imagine it takes years and knowhow. Perhaps this could be addressed and streamline the process, making it easier, eliminating the reason for making it so dangerous for them to cross illegally. All accounts I have seen or heard of illegal crossings can be very dangerous and a source of income for criminals across the border. &nbsp;I don&#039;t blame others for wanting to live here. This is still the best country to live in, its not perfect, but sill the best. There aren&#039;t too many citizens wanting to leave. Just move here legally, problem solved. Then this law wont need to be enforced as much. &nbsp;Just my take on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bigbrownhen, post: 723394, member: 20495"] Ok, it took awhile for me to grasp the core of this legislation. It seems this "law" was already on the books at the federal level. In Arizona it is now letting the "local" law enforcement enforce what is already a federal law. The local law enforcement is more likely to interact with "illegals" in thier day to day duty, and not just by "profileing". In this situation, instead of just inquiring about thier citizenship status, now they can require proof. Before the law was passed, the "illegal" could just lie, and walk, nothing could be done. Now if they can't prove they are here legally, then they can be held until it can be proven they are here legally or not. If not, they are in violation of the federal law and sent back to where they came from, not treated inhumanely I would hope, just sent back home. In effect, the local law enforcement is assisting the federal law enforcement. I would imagine it will create more volatile encounters with illegals and law enforcement is inevitable, but in the long run, this may force more to come here legally, with proper paperwork. I don't know what it takes to accomplish this, or how long, I just imagine it takes years and knowhow. Perhaps this could be addressed and streamline the process, making it easier, eliminating the reason for making it so dangerous for them to cross illegally. All accounts I have seen or heard of illegal crossings can be very dangerous and a source of income for criminals across the border. I don't blame others for wanting to live here. This is still the best country to live in, its not perfect, but sill the best. There aren't too many citizens wanting to leave. Just move here legally, problem solved. Then this law wont need to be enforced as much. Just my take on it. [/QUOTE]

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