More states are trying to copy Arizona's law, we hope they all fail. - - Donna Poisl
Detroit Free Press editorial
Bad ideas rarely die in politics; they just get recycled. Such is the case with a plan to give Michigan law enforcement officers the right, with reasonable suspicion, to request proof of immigration status from people stopped or detained for other offenses, including traffic violations.
But the bill introduced last month by state Rep. Dave Agema, a Grandville Republican, goes further, empowering police to arrest someone -- with or without a warrant -- if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed an offense that makes him or her deportable. It also requires immigrants to carry their documents with them or face new state misdemeanor charges, including fines or jail time.
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