SB 1070: Has the racial profiling problem been fixed?

Panel discussion remarks by Ronald H. Lee, Senior Staff Attorney for the Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program with the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC).

http://www.advancingequality.org/ronald-h-lee/

This took place at a forum in Phoenix, AZ This forum was designed to present empirically-based information about SB 1070, undocumented immigration, immigration policy; legal and constitutional issues; and the impact of SB 1070 on all Arizonans. Panelist provided fact-based information about the law, and some opinion as well. Cosponsored by ASU Asian/Asian American Student Coalition & Coalition to Educate about SB 1070 It took place at the AE England Building 424 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix For more information, please contact SB1070education@gmail.com

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[NIKKEIsix]

PRETExTUAL STOP Great Concept Indeed There is Always the Danger of: Jay Walking Crack on a Window Improper Left Turn Improper Right Turn Littering Loitering Drunk Power Walking Drunk Jogging Bus Stop Impeding Traffic Etc., Etc., Etc.,

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame LOL--- they didn't actually deport me, just roughed me up a bit. I did learn a lesson, it stinks to be profiled. (I also learned not to let my "Italian" temper get the best of me when being provoked by an unreasonable law enforcement agent) I also learned how easily the facts can be misconstrued. The human mind sees what it wants to see-- not always what is really there.

[gollyanamegame]

@AwesomeDelValle yet you made your way back to the states and learned a lesson to boot..life is funny that way

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame I think that if it is a law to show ID then everyone should be held accountable, not just select individuals. Are there provisions for times when a person's wallet is stolen or lost? And how does one prove that the wallet/purse was stolen?

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame -- so I was younger, asleep on the bus after a long night of tequila in Southern Cali-- had my ID under the bus in my bags-- was sporting a fab tan and I have dark brown hair. INS boarded the bus and thought I was hispanic. They pulled me off the bus (not gently) and told me they were deporting me. I cried because I don't know anyone in Mexico. They said my DL wasn't proof of my legality. I speak perfect American English without an accent of any kind.

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame Yes, there is such regulation in most states. Have you ever (other than a traffic stop) been asked to show your ID by a police officer? I have been in several states and ended up speaking with police officers for various reasons over the years and--even as a witness to a crime--have never been asked for my ID --EXCEPT for the one time I was asleep on a greyhound bus.

[gollyanamegame]

@AwesomeDelValle whats your point..47 states require ID when in public..and watch Cops on the FOX network, they ask everyone for ID when they pull the vehicle over, every time.

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame If the law requires any and all persons in the state of Arizona to carry documentation and that each person will be asked for it, then I agree. If it is left to the discretion of the police who can easily misinterperate the intent- especially if they can be sued for for the appearance of NOT asking for ID from someone who has an alternate interpretation of the law.

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame I can honestly say that I don't know what the best anwer to the issue is. Personally, I would start at the border. I would not; however, implement a law that contradicts itself and stirs fear among any specific sector of its citizens.

[AwesomeDelValle]

@gollyanamegame My worry is that these people in positions of authority who have alternate agendas are riling up groups of people ... and to what end? Spouting inaccurate information, twisting the facts, creating hate.... Is illegal immigration a problem? Yes. Is what is happening in Arizona the answer? NO. The ship is sunk and we are talking about patching the hole...