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Would You Ask This Man For His Papers?Would you ask this man for his papers in this new ACLU video?
Why? Because of the color of his skin? Because of the language he's speaking? Because he's doing yard work? The fact is there is no way to tell who is documented and who is not. If SB 1070 is allowed to go into effect, American citizens WILL be subjected to racial profiling. People in this country legally will be stopped, interrogated and harassed simply because of what they look like or the language they are speaking. That's not right and it's not constitutional. Help us protect the Constitution. Help us stop SB 1070. What Happens in Arizona, Stops in Arizona.
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Jul 23rd, 2010 at 1:11pm
The odds are that most illegal immigrants do not speak English so it won't be hard to tell who needs papers.
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 1:11pm
The odds are that most illegal immigrants do not speak English so it won't be hard to tell who needs papers.
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 3:43pm
No, of course I wouldn't and neither would law enforcement. I've read the Arizona law. The man in the video was not engaged in illegal activity.
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 7:40pm
The ACLU has lost it's way since it was taken over by ............
Jul 24th, 2010 at 8:01pm
You bet I'd be asking for his papers!
Jul 24th, 2010 at 9:47pm
Debbie, odds are that many legal immigrants speak English as well as any illegal immigrant.
Jul 25th, 2010 at 3:22pm
This is completely ridiculous; why would the ACLU support this? These people aren't Americans, therefor the ACLU should not protect them!!!
Jul 25th, 2010 at 3:23pm
This is completely ridiculous; why would the ACLU support this? These people aren't Americans, therefor the ACLU should not protect them!!!
Jul 26th, 2010 at 8:18am
Lakepapa - I have also read the law and believe that he would. He is engaged in being outdoors while brown, a very similar crime to driving while black.
Jul 26th, 2010 at 11:26am
The key phrase in the law is whether "lawful contact" requires illegal activity or only a suspicion.
Apparently there is an effort to modify the law to clarify this. The language of the law’s sentence regarding “lawful contact” may be changed to “lawful stop, detention or arrest.”
I think this rewording would be an improvement.
Jul 26th, 2010 at 4:16pm
When the ACLU goes after clan members they only look for white guys. Is that not racial profiling?
Jul 26th, 2010 at 4:16pm
When the ACLU goes after clan members they only look for white guys. Is that not racial profiling?
Jul 27th, 2010 at 7:19am
No! Read the law. There are a lot of smart people at the ALCU. How can they be so stupid regarding this law?
Jul 27th, 2010 at 7:51pm
The Arizona law would specifically PROHIBIT detaining this man and asking for his papers. Why is the ACLU deliberately misrepresenting this law?
Jul 27th, 2010 at 7:58pm
ROBERTO REVELES IS AN ANCHOR BABY AND SHOULD BE DEPORTED LIKE ALL THE ILLEGALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 27th, 2010 at 9:19pm
yes
Jul 28th, 2010 at 4:44pm
@Lakepapa He could be perceived as engaging in illegal activity, if the person doing the perceiving believes he is earning wages illegally (working and being paid "under the table," not paying taxes on earnings, etc).
Jul 28th, 2010 at 8:06pm
It's this kind of misleading propaganda that confirms to me that the ACLU has lost its way.
Get back on topic and defend the constitution.
Jul 29th, 2010 at 3:57am
Except for being Latino, which is all that is needed to be suspect. The rest of his activities cease to matter.