The law gives NONE of the power the opening bit claims it does. The police do not have the right to question anyone about their status at will,
---They pretty much can and often do just that, whether it is "reasonable suspicion" a "hunch" or whatever they want to call it on the report, regardless of how you want to interpret the law, the cops can and are doing this; particularly Maricopa County Deputies.
"nor is anyone getting deported "just because of the way they look."
---I don't recall the ABC report claiming that; however people most certainly can and are being asked about their immigration status because of the way they look.
You claim to understand this law, however you have no clue how it is actually being enforced in Arizona.
I think moreover, you are tilting at windmills on this one...regardless of how you feel they've "misrepresented the law", the point of the show, as others have posted, is to examine peoples' reactions to a given situation.
P.S. You should not be allowed to refer to craig as a "Tool" until you can prove to us that you aren't calling the kettle black yourself..
Um, you're wrong. Utterly wrong, NO part of the Arizona law departs from Federal law, or goes beyond it.,
As for your attempt to continue the misrepresentation of the law as giving law enforcement the right to question anyone on their status... The law only allows police to ask about immigration status in the normal course of “lawful contact” with a person, such as a traffic stop or if they have committed a crime. The Arizona law mirrors federal law, which already requires aliens (non-citizens) to register and carry their documents with them. The Arizona law simply states that violating federal immigration law is now a state crime as well. The law avoids the legal pitfall of “pre-emption,” which means a state can’t adopt laws that conflict with federal laws. By making what is a federal violation also a state violation, the Arizona law avoids this problem.
Your entire participation in this thread has been a complete and utter failure.
No one in Arizona is being stopped for the way they look and being asked to prove citizenship based on appearance alone.