Immigrants should have to prove status when stopped, Branstad says

[Jason California]

The study by the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill was based on information from law enforcement agencies. It states that 7.04 percent of Hispanic drivers involved in crashes in 2005 were intoxicated, compared with 4.87 percent of Native Americans, 2.82 percent of whites and 2.28 percent of blacks.
Hispanics "are more likely on average to be suspected of drinking in crashes that police officers investigate," research center database specialist Eric Rodgman said.
Cultural differences and limited knowledge of U.S. laws might be driving the trend, law enforcement officials and community leaders said. Efforts are being made to develop education programs in the wake of recent high-profile fatal crashes.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/p...606220415/1004

I am guessing 2 of the 3 states cth was talking about were North Carolina and New Jersey
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45392

[Joe Kalicki]

So Michael, you would prefer to just let everybody in indescriminately and undocumented?

[michealdark]

Not really. In fact I'd probably build a 30 foot electrofied fence along the border. But I'm also for clearing everyone that's already here rather than waste millions, possibly billions, to try to track them down, arrest them, deport them, and figure out what to do with the broken families. and clear and easier path to citizenship for anyone that wants to come here legally.

I just think losing our past and how we as a nation got to where we are today in an ocean of blatant xenophobia does us no favors.

[costello]

OK, so they put chips under the skin of dogs so we can track them if they're lost. Just do the same with every American. Put a chip in their hand, and once a year they have to go to something equivalent to the DMV, but for humans, where they get a picture that's put into a file. That way if they're ever pulled over, the police officer can scan them and their picture and id will be available over the cpu.

Problem solved.

[artimoff]

The biggest legal problem with laws like Arizona's is that it will, inevitably, result in U.S. citizens being harassed and detained, because of some problem in ascertaining their citizenship status

Have you seen the movie "Born in east LA"? That Cheech & Chong were way ahead of their time.

[Treacle]

http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/p...606220415/1004

I am guessing 2 of the 3 states cth was talking about were North Carolina and New Jersey
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45392

Thanks for the links, Jason..

[michealdark]

OK, so they put chips under the skin of dogs so we can track them if they're lost. Just do the same with every American. Put a chip in their hand, and once a year they have to go to something equivalent to the DMV, but for humans, where they get a picture that's put into a file. That way if they're ever pulled over, the police officer can scan them and their picture and id will be available over the cpu.

Problem solved.

We need something like this for missing person's cases or something. Like a little microchip GPS system.

[BronxRonin]

Goddamn, he's stupid.

I think his supporters are worse...he's clearly catering to someone in the crowd.

[Jason California]

We need something like this for missing person's cases or something. Like a little microchip GPS system.

I am going to give a big Fuck You to anyone that tries to put a tracking chip in me. Especially if you couch it in the idea that you are doing it to help me out.

[michealdark]

Well, it does have a certain terror quality to it in that it does seem like it could be easily abused. Which is why it'll never happen. But I'm thinking about kidnapping cases and how easy it would be to solve them if you could just pinpoint that person in an instant.

It's a system that has a great deal of benefits to it, but is too Big Brother to ever be a viable option in this country.