Well, based on my own interpretation of the law and the legal definition of "reasonable suspicion" -- no, it doesn't sound like you (for example) going on a morning run would be sufficient enough to justify a stop. So yes, they would first need to have a reasonable suspicion that you were breaking the law- not just a whim or hunch with nothing to back it up.
Stopping a vehicle in which there exists reasonable suspicion of concealing and transporting illegals across the border, however, might apply. Or stopping someone who has some reasonable suspicion of being connected to a gang or drug circle, etc. These are the kinds of situations I interpret from the law, and based on my own knowledge of countries who have similar laws and how they work in practice-- but in truth I can't really answer that until it starts being put into real practice.
What I actually think is going to happen, though, is that the federal government will oppose this law on the grounds that it is not the state's right. It may be overturned, and then we may see immigration reform being raised on a federal level. If I were to guess how this will play out, that would be it.
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Date: 28/4/10 20:23 (UTC)Stopping a vehicle in which there exists reasonable suspicion of concealing and transporting illegals across the border, however, might apply. Or stopping someone who has some reasonable suspicion of being connected to a gang or drug circle, etc. These are the kinds of situations I interpret from the law, and based on my own knowledge of countries who have similar laws and how they work in practice-- but in truth I can't really answer that until it starts being put into real practice.
What I actually think is going to happen, though, is that the federal government will oppose this law on the grounds that it is not the state's right. It may be overturned, and then we may see immigration reform being raised on a federal level. If I were to guess how this will play out, that would be it.