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Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Is this the bill that allows law enforcement to check the legal status of people they have stopped, cited or arrested for other reasons?

"B. FOR ANY LAWFUL CONTACT MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OR AGENCY
21 OF THIS STATE OR A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS
22 STATE WHERE REASONABLE SUSPICION EXISTS THAT THE PERSON IS AN ALIEN WHO IS
23 UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, A REASONABLE ATTEMPT SHALL BE MADE,
24 WHEN PRACTICABLE, TO DETERMINE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THE PERSON. THE
25 PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
26 PURSUANT TO 8 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1373(c)."

Okay...answered my own question.

I'm not sure how this makes the pastor a hypocrite. It appears, from the story, that even though the pastor and his parents came here to escape El Salvador, presumably without entering the proper way, they did pursue citizenship once in the country. They didn't hide from the government, IOW.

Am I missing something? I feel the article is very unfair. A pastor has an obligation to be an example to the congregation, and that includes being a law-abiding citizen.

Obviously an editorial piece.