Genie: If you are walking to a bus stop under the new law, a policeman would be in violation of the law if he/she asked to see your papers. That is the misconception that is being reported by just about everyone. The law states that it is against the law to use racial profiling as an excuse to ask for citizenship papers and that the only way a lawman can ask to see your papers is if he is arresting you for ANOTHER crime! Why is that so difficult to comprehend? Example: some calls 911 and reports a suspected "break-in" in the neighborhood. The cops come and arrest those responsible,IF arresting officer has reason to believe the perps are not citizens, he/she can ask for citizenship papers or some other form of identification that proves he/she is in the country legally. Now that is a fact.

Sorcha: You think the new Arizona law sucks. Do you think federal immigration laws suck? Arizona's new law MIRRORS federal law.

DougR