rulemylife
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ORIGINAL: Elisabella quote:
What this law seems to be saying is that a reasonable suspicion of being an illegal constitutes lawful contact. "For any lawful contact" sets the condition required for the rest of the sentence to be applicable. FOR lawful contact (condition 1) WHERE reasonable suspicion exists (condition 2) IF practicable and won't obstruct an investigation (condition 3) THEN the person's immigration status will be determined (power/responsibility given to police when previous 3 conditions are met). What you're saying would be worded "Where reasonable suspicion exists, lawful contact will be made." which is NOT what this law says. B. FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR A LAW 21 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THIS STATE OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR A LAW 22 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF 23 THIS STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO 24 IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE 25 MADE, WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON, 26 EXCEPT IF THE DETERMINATION MAY HINDER OR OBSTRUCT AN INVESTIGATION. ANY 27 PERSON WHO IS ARRESTED SHALL HAVE THE PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS DETERMINED 28 BEFORE THE PERSON IS RELEASED. Then again I have to ask, if you are correct in the interpretation of the wording why did this law need to be passed, why is there so much controversy about it, and why are Arizona legislators holding this up as a solution to the illegal immigration problem if this is just a repetition of federal law?
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