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Obama plays down encounter with Arizona governor The Associated Press
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TheRealVille Wrote:No. That's an issue you will hear from the right, but it's not true. Any police officer can ask to see ID if they stop a car. The issue is, can they stop a car with what appears to be a Mexican, and ask to see legal immigrant papers. The issue is can they stop a Mexican looking person, even though they aren't doing anything wrong.
no they can't

2. requires law enforcement, in making a lawful stop, detention, or arrest for another law, to make a reasonable attempt to determine the person's immigration status where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is not lawfully present in the country;

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0213.htm
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Obama plays down encounter with Arizona governor The Associated Press - by nky - 01-27-2012, 07:07 PM

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