My husband was pulled over and had a valid out of country drivers license so he is legal to be driving here, and the police asked him if he was legal or not, I thought only immigration officials could ask you that.
2006-10-02 02:44:28 · 23 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I believe they should be able to. Anytime a police officer feels or could think something is not right then they should have the right to question it.
Any police officer who pull someone over for speeding needs to check and verify the identity of that driver.
(Some criminals and under age drivers have been caught this way)
2006-10-02 02:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Keith Perry 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Honey,
Times...they be a changin
You can thank the illegals for raising our level of awareness, our concern and our need to drop the PC and require profiling.
Will the next guy the police pulls over be an illegal? And will the police officer be shot in the head? The propensity for violence among the illegals, makes the headlines daily.
I would rather be profiled...just like at the airport....and prove myself than live in a country where 30 million illegals roam with unknown backgrounds. The majority of illegals, BTW are males.
We also have a duty to protect those who protect us. My sons go into dangerous situations every day. They are called, by citizens, for protection. They get to take extra precautions...
Remember that in the future if you ever are in fear and must call the police.....
2006-10-02 04:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a grey area. If it was before 9/11 I would have answered this as no - they cannot ask you that q.
But, today all kinds of danger to the nation lurks in all corners.
Therefore, being cautious has become a normal routine for security officials, including police. We live in different times.
So, I will say yes, the police has the right. It is nothing personal.
If you are in the right, all things are in order about you, you should not take offence. If you do, it is like taking offence to the strict airport security we see today.
Racial profiling does exist - in a subtle way - but we brought it upon ourselves by our own actions. That's the reality.
2006-10-02 02:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, under the immigration law all officers routinely charged with enforcing criminal laws can do so. However, there are also provisions about state police getting trained by Homeland Security to do so, so some are arguing that unless they are trained they shouldn't ask.
If something else was improper, that is different, but if there was a legitmate reason to pull the person over, they can ask.
2006-10-02 02:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If the police pull you up for a speeding or any other offence and have any reason to become suspicious they have the right to ask questions and make any neccessary checks on that person
If they suspect him of being illegal they can then call in immigration
2006-10-02 02:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i will provide this one a attempt. Alcohol messes with your idea and motor skills. you would possibly want to imagine you're driving high quality and do not seem inebriated, wonder! maximum drivers that get busted will allow you to understand they "regarded sober", "drove ideal" and "surpassed all the checks" ... till they see the video. police officials can regularly tell through in simple terms searching once you've been ingesting. risk of having a breathalyzer ... particularly good. Getting stuck with a faux identity ... possibilities of having stuck also very good! Clerks spend all shift, each day they paintings, searching at motive force's licenses and state issued IDs ... they get particularly good at understanding actual from fake. fairly some shops are going to digital checking of IDs, that is much tougher to fool! i'd say the possibilities of having stuck make this a foul idea. a young person will paintings very confusing to get a license, examining for the written attempt, logging hours of practice time, and so on. Get stuck driving with any measurable volume of alcohol on your blood ... again to the starting up of the approach, after the suspension era is up!
2016-12-04 03:18:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US is trying to pass laws that will allow the police to assist the government in apprehending illegals.Some city's/states already allow their police departments to do just that..I am sorry for your problem,or what you perceived as a problem,but such questions are necessary to protect this country from being over run by illegals and /or extremist terrorist groups.
I am blond,blue eyes with fair skin,my husband is Cajun French and has a tan complexion with black hair and dark eyes.He gets stopped a lot in our border state,and at ALL airports,he gets asked repeatedly for his ID etc.Its frustrating to him but because he is a legal /born American he doesn't let it upset him.So its not just people that were not born here that have some problems.My husband fits the profile,and that's just the way it is.he accepts it .
2006-10-02 02:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nope, they can ask in fact it should be their duty. your husband should keep his visa, passport, paper's etc with him as for a legal out of country d.l., i don' t think so most states require you to register and get a d.l. in their state even for documented foreign workers. more and more states are not only checking licenses but making sure they are valid, if they are not they have the right to arrest you for not having a valid d.l., they can do it to american's and immigrates legal or illegal should abide by the same rules.
2006-10-02 02:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No the police have the right to ask that question. In fact if he has a green card but does not have it on him they can actually arrest him and charge him with a misdemeanor.
2006-10-02 02:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by ZCT 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They do not have that right if they are profiling on base of race, color, etc., but your husband clearly was not American by presenting an non-US drivers license.
2006-10-02 02:49:13 · answer #10 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋