Arizona is on a ROLL!!!

[Guest canynracer]

http://www.officer.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=39482

PHOENIX --

Police in suburban Scottsdale have begun routinely asking for proof of citizenship from every suspect they arrest and turning those who are in this country illegally over to federal immigration officials.

The procedure was started Oct. 15, a result of the September killing of Phoenix police officer Nick Erfle by an illegal immigrant, Erik Jovani Martinez.

Scottsdale police had arrested Martinez on a misdemeanor charge 16 months earlier but they released him then because they didn't know he was an illegal immigrant who had been twice deported.

Erfle's killing "caused us to look at what were asking suspects," Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said. "If we arrest someone and then find that we called ICE (Customs and Immigration Enforcement) and they put a hold on them, then we know they have been deported and are back again."

Martinez was later killed by police after he stole a car and took a hostage, authorities said.

Now police in the affluent suburb ask every suspect about their citizenship, have ICE agents pick up those who are in this country illegally, and keep a database of possible illegal immigrants in case they turn up again.

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross supports the policy change and said that because every suspect is asked about citizenship, police are not engaged in racial profiling.

"I would not tolerate that," Manross said. "I think the chief has struck the right balance to do what we want to achieve."

Clark said that in the past Scottsdale officers didn't routinely call ICE about illegal immigrants because the agency was short-handed and could not always respond.

That's changed, said Eduardo Preciado, an assistant ICE field officer in Phoenix. The agency was short-staffed until about a year ago when it added agents to man phones and to assist local law enforcement agencies, he said.

"Now we respond to every call," Preciado said.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

Very cool.

Maybe other states will take note of AZ's latest fight against illegal immigration, and follow suit.

We can hope, right?

[Guest ETS_Inc]

So, if I'm driving through Scottsdale, AZ, and get pulled over by the cops for running a red light, what proof of citizenship should I keep on my person?

As we all know, a TN driver's license isn't good enough, because the Gov. gave a bunch o illegals not too long ago. Do I need to keep my passport on my person at all times in Scottsdale? If I don't have it on me, are they going to call ICE? I really don't want to be deported back to the People's Republik of Taxachusetts, from whence I came.

(I'm the son of an immigrant, albeit a legal one. As such, I am considered a dual citizen by the Canadian government.)

How is this not racial profiling? I doubt they're calling ICE when they stop many Anglo's who don't have ID.

[Mike.357]

Anglo's who don't have ID.

Profiling should be absolutely legal. How many illegal white people are there in the US, and how many compared to those of hispanic backgrounds?

[Guest SUNTZU]

Do you have your carry permit with you when you travel? This shows that you had an extensive background check, stamped birth certificate, etc. The article says every suspect is asked about citizenship, thus its not profiling... and we all know the media never lies.

[Guest Boomhower]

and we all know the media never lies.

Or spins

[Guest BG38357]

Wonder how many are leaving AZ for East TN?

Noticed more 'round here lately.:-\

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Illegal Immigration Is Not A Victimless Crime –

They steal wages from American workers and steal taxes from the American taxpayers who must subsidize the social and physical infrastructure for these mostly low-wage workers.