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Originally Posted by Walt
I am strongly against giving law enforcement the authority to demand documents from anyone on the basis of their perceived citizenship. There has to be a better way of going about this without shitting on due process.
I'm not sure on where I stand regarding the requirement that aliens carry their registration documents at all times.
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From what I understand, Art 1, Sec 8 reserves the ability to grant US citizenship to the federal government. I don't see how this is applicable to AZ's attempt to counter illegal immigration.
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It would seem to me that the Constitutional role of Congress to establish "uniform rules of naturalization" would prohibit a state from establishing their own rules, including a rule (law) requiring naturalized citizens (or those with green cards) to carry documentation of their status.
Beyond that there is the supremacy clause of the Constitution which makes federal laws the "supreme law of the land" and states cant legislation provisions that go beyond those federal laws.
And then you have members of Congress like Brian Bilbray (R-CA) who suggests that the AZ laws doesnt promote profiling but that police can spot illegal immigrants by the clothes they wear:
They will look at the kind of dress you wear, there’s different type of attire, there’s different type of…right down to the shoes, right down to the clothes.
Suspicion based on clothing?