So...begging the question here...IF an LEO were to stop a vehicle for, say, something like a tail light that was not working...would it be legal if that LEO were to inquire about that party's immigration status? If so...when?
I know...if the purpose of the stop was to check legal immigrant status, it isn't...but we all know that LEO's are certainly entitled to use their own discretion...just curious about how far the interrogation at the scene of the stop can extend. Perhaps there ought to be a specific sequence in the procedural protocol that requires some sort of LEO issued citation or written warning to prove the stop was not predicated on the color of the inhabitants' skin???
Cheers!
Doug
Doug, The whole thing slanted towards allowing illegal immigration. If Mexicans are coming in illegally, of coarse there will be profiling, you're looking for Mexicans. That's like saying I want you to build a GT40. Here's the kit, engine and transaxel. There's some provisions, you can't use tools, one hand, and stand on one leg. And that's probably easier than stopping illegal immigration.