The Cave Creek & Bell Mexican/Sheriff Joe Protests? (gated, invest)

[The Joshhh]

I saw these going on the other night, the news said the illegals were protesting sheriff joe? I drove by but felt like I would get shot so I left before I figured out what was going on.

I am confused as to what they were protesting exactly? I thought sheriff joe was accused of HIRING illegals but this was about rounding up illegals?

Can someone explain? Thanks

[sablebaby]

Isn't part of it (or all of it) about racial profiling? They are mad about Sheriff Joe stopping anyone who looks illegal and pulling them over for anything they can.

[Woody7]

Big Bad Sheriff Joe, He well be the only Man in America trying to make a difference about illegal immigration. How dare He.

[The Joshhh]

Originally Posted by sablebaby

Isn't part of it (or all of it) about racial profiling? They are mad about Sheriff Joe stopping anyone who looks illegal and pulling them over for anything they can.

IMO If you are illegal you deserve to be deported.

At the same time if I was NOT illegal, but appeared to be, and was stopped, sure I would be pissed, but I would be happy to know that our state is trying to deport illegals.

[DCTalk]

No you wouldn't be happy to be pulled over as part of racial profiling--you'd be outraged. You have a law officer who has total disregard for constitutional rights. This crooked racist sheriff of yours should have been put in jail long ago.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by DCTalk

No you wouldn't be happy to be pulled over as part of racial profiling--you'd be outraged. You have a law officer who has total disregard for constitutional rights. This crooked racist sheriff of yours should have been put in jail long ago.

For the record:

30 years the 'man' loooved to profile young White guys with beards and long hair.

Trust me; I got stopped several times and was resentful.

Fast forward to today and I now understand why so many 'long hairs' back in the day were investigated.

BTW: I am a Wash DC native......left there, yes, 30 years ago

[Kevin Beasley]

Originally Posted by DCTalk

No you wouldn't be happy to be pulled over as part of racial profiling--you'd be outraged. You have a law officer who has total disregard for constitutional rights. This crooked racist sheriff of yours should have been put in jail long ago.

If your in this country illegally ..you shouldnt have any constitutional rights. Persoanlly the cops can pull me over anytime they want and check me out. Of course if I was transporting illegals, drugs, or guns to gang members, Id play the race and constitution cards to if it meant getting out of a sticky situation.

[Climacus]

The protesters aren't necessarily all "illegals". Many of them are citizens and legal immigrants, who are concerned that in the push to deport illegal aliens, citizens and legal immigrants are being racially profiled and harrassed by constantly being forced to prove they are here legally. I don't keep my birth certificate or passport in my car, so I'd rather not be pulled over and "checked out" anytime an officer feels like it.

[shilo0854]

If folks are upset with "profiling" get mad at the people who are here illegally. They are the ones that are the reason anyone looking hispanic makes you a target for search. I have friends who are Italian and hispanics think they are hispanic. I bet if they got stopped they wouldn't get upset.

[Kevin Beasley]

Originally Posted by Climacus

The protesters aren't necessarily all "illegals". Many of them are citizens and legal immigrants, who are concerned that in the push to deport illegal aliens, citizens and legal immigrants are being racially profiled and harrassed by constantly being forced to prove they are here legally. I don't keep my birth certificate or passport in my car, so I'd rather not be pulled over and "checked out" anytime an officer feels like it.

I know there is an Arizona law that states all Arizona citizens need to have either an Arizona Drivers License or Arizona ID isued by MVD in their posession. If you do not have a Valid form of ID the police have the right to take you in and check you out, so they can proove you are who you say you are. It is a misdemeanor violation to not have this type of ID in your possesion. Given the times we live in I see nothing wrong with this law. Doesnt carrying this I.D. proove citizenship, since you need a birth certificate, along with several other pieces of vertifiable ID to obtain it? It may be my own ignorance, but isnt it against the law for Illegal Immigrants to posess a valid Arizona Drivers License? Could somebody clarify that for me? The reason why Im asking is, I saw on the news where one Illegal immigrant was being deported and her husband said she had an Arizona Drivers License for 12 years. Is that legally possible?