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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 731514" data-attributes="member: 1940">Myth No. 2: The law will encourage racial profiling. &nbsp;Reality: The Arizona law reduces the chances of racial profiling by requiring officers to contact the federal government when they suspect a person is an illegal alien as opposed to letting them make arrests on their own assessment as federal law currently allows. &nbsp;Section 2 was amended (by <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/summary/h.hb2162_ccmemo.doc.htm" target="_blank">HB2162</a>) to read that a law enforcement official &quot;may not consider race, color, or national origin&quot; in making any stops or determining an alien&#039;s immigration status (previously, they were prohibited in &quot;solely&quot; considering those factors). In addition, all of the normal <a href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/" target="_blank">Fourth Amendment</a> protections against racial profiling still apply.&nbsp;Read the bill first before you start looking like those in the Obama administration who now enjoy the enviable and incompetent reputation of....&quot; I don&#039;t read the bill first because I&#039;m too important and like making an ass out of myself group&quot; <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/surprised.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprised:" title="Surprised&nbsp; &nbsp; :surprised:" data-shortname=":surprised:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 731514, member: 1940"] [B][U]Myth No. 2:[/U][/B] The law will encourage racial profiling. [B]Reality: The Arizona law reduces the chances of racial profiling by requiring officers to contact the federal government when they suspect a person is an illegal alien as opposed to letting them make arrests on their own assessment as federal law currently allows. [/B] Section 2 was amended (by [URL="http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/summary/h.hb2162_ccmemo.doc.htm"][COLOR=#315771]HB2162[/COLOR][/URL]) to read that a law enforcement official [B]"[I]may not consider race, color, or national origin[/I]"[/B] in making any stops or determining an alien's immigration status (previously, they were prohibited in "solely" considering those factors). In addition, all of the normal [URL="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/"][COLOR=#315771]Fourth Amendment[/COLOR][/URL] protections against racial profiling still apply. Read the bill first before you start looking like those in the Obama administration who now enjoy the enviable and incompetent reputation of...." I don't read the bill first because I'm too important and like making an ass out of myself group" :surprised: [/QUOTE]

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