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Originally Posted by starang21
i understand, but i think we're sensationalizing that point and not looking at logistics.
let's say you're a legal resident. you're committing a crime, you choose not to speak english, and you don't have valid id. so you can't prove your legal residency.
ok, so what?
you get detained. which would have happened since you were already in suspicion for another crime. while you're detained, they're checking your immigration status. they find out you're a legal resident. so what's the issue here? instead of turning your over to the federal government, they keep you because you were already (possibly) doing something illegal.
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But if it's a traffic stop you wouldnt' be detained anyway, you'd just have gotten a ticket.
I just have low expectations about what "reasonable suspicion" will actually mean.