" If you are doing anything at all that is illegal why would you be surprised that you are being stoped by cops"
- Renata, the point those people are making is that cops will stop people randomly - you, me, Gera, Lina, Oleg....And we do have accents and do not carry our passports with us, do we? I, for one, might look quite like your average middle class Mexican mamasita , and some overzealous cops might go overboard on a bad day....that's the point. I am actually not opposed to law inquiring about immigration status . It needs to be worded very clearly, though.

Вот, как перевести, так чтоб и смысл, и колорит сохранились:
Лицо кавказской национальности
или
Бьют по морде, а не по паспорту?
Или это не по теме?

i have been stopped before with a roadblock ( i don't even know how those things are legal ).
this was in the state of NY.
cop inquired about my citizenship status among other things..

- Renata, the point those people are making is that cops will stop people randomly - you, me, Gera, Lina, Oleg....And we do have accents and do not carry our passports with us, do we?
all you need is your driver's license..if anything, those who are legal residents and not citizens are given easier standards, they don't need to show their green card if they have a driver's license, and it'll eliminate the reasonable suspicion they are here illegally..
I was stopped three times in my life.. the last time I didn't even have my driver's license (a really rare occasion).. no one questioned my citizenship status since he was able to pull that info from my car's license plates..he only gave a ticket for not having my driver's license (which I was able to appeal in court by bringing my driver's license there).. the first two times I wasn't even given a ticket for speeding..:-$

давайте быть честными с собой. мы все всегда носим при себе либо водительские права либо хотя бы карточку мед. страховки. этого достаточно, чтобы определить наш легальный статус. и потом не знаю как в аризоне или в нй, но в калифорнии очень легко невооруженным взглядом отличить нелегалов от легалов. нелегалы делают все,чтобы казаться невидимыми в повседневной жизни. и это заметно.

and btw, there is always legal remedies for those "overzealous" cops who abuse power and exceed their authority.. you can always sue..(ch)

It's not crystal clear only to blind Obamabots: the new Arizona law is perfectly fine, and prohibits racial profiling. Obama is using the ignorance of majority of his supporters to divide and conquer and nation. Obama is evil. He wants to smear the governor of Arizona, the peole of Arizona, and the law for his own political gain.
Obama is evil... So, I said it.

This is great. A good message for those who did not read the law.(H)
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rather than relying on others interpertation of it, I suggest you take your own advice and read the damn law

all you need is your driver's license..
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correction, all you need is an Arizona driver's license - I'm not sure if the local police can verify out of state information.

t's not crystal clear only to blind Obamabots: the new Arizona law is perfectly fine, and prohibits racial profiling.
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I repeat:read the damn law!
"A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may not solely consider race, color or national origin in implementing the requirements of this subsection except to the extent permitted by the United States or Arizona Constitution."
what exactly is this extent?