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Judge: SC Police Allowed to Check Immigration Status

Ruling was in flux after summer Supreme Court hearing.

 

According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel has upheld the South Carolina law allowing police to check the immigration status of residents during traffic stops.

The law had been scheduled to go into effect earlier this year, but was put on hold while Arizona's immigration law, which is similar to South Carolina's, was challenged in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court upheld the portion of the law allowing for immigration status to be checked when police pull over a resident, but struck down other aspects of the law.

Gergel, a federal judge, said other parts of South Carolina's law were still prohibited.

Related Topics: Immigration, Immigration Laws, and South Carolina Immigration Laws

Right Here

3:10 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

Eric Holder ain't gonna like this. Can't be deporting potential Democrat voters!

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Kathleen

3:58 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012

How do I prove that I am a citizen? Even if my birth certificate had a picture on it I have changed a bit in the ensuing 66 years.

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stanley seigler

2:07 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

funny girl:)... does B-cert have a footprint that can be checked...and if B-cert say caucasian and you look the part...voila, yo home free...moot point as you wouldn't have been stopped in the first place.

Dave Francis

2:50 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

“These are real human stories, there's real hurt and real agony going on a daily basis in the United States of America, and we treat it as if it's just some kind of acceptable disruption of our lives. It's not. It's an interruption of innocent lives that takes place because we have a years of administrations that refuses to enforce immigration law.” Even before the Obama administration little was done to cauterize the murderous rampage of foreign nationals in our nation. For those lost, there are no wreath-laying ceremonies, no flag lowering or community congregations. For those families who are left behind truly suffer in silence. Perhaps if one of the immediate family members of politicians was slaughtered on the highway, or one of their children disappeared or a spouse was attacked, then they would expedite the right laws to stop these hideous travesties. Let us see how quick Democrat majority leader Harry Reid would fly into legislative action if on a Nevada highway he was holding in his bloody hands his injured daughter or GOP speaker of the House John Boehner, that one of two daughters was assaulted in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Dave Francis

2:50 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

BEFORE PRESIDENT OBAMA PUSHES A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS ALREADY HERE, WITHOUT THESE POLICIES, BE PREPARED TO BE PAY MORE TAXES MONEY AND EVEN MORE GUARANTEED ONSLAUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.

BEFORE ANY PASSAGE OF IMMIGRATION REFORM FINDS ITS WAY THROUGH THE COMATOSED CONGRESS, TWO BILLS ARE A NECESSITY TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE INGRESS OF ANY MORE FLOWS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. 1. THE LEGAL WORKFORCE ACT CONTAINING MANDATORY E-VERIFY AND HALT ILLEGAL ALIENS TAKING JOBS AND HOLDING EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE. 2. A SIMPLE AMENDMENT TO END THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BILL TO STEM THE INFLOW OF SMUGGLED BABIES EITHER UNBORN OR AS AN INFANT, INTO THE UNITED STATES TO GAIN INTENTIONAL RIGHTS TO BE A CITIZEN AND A MASSIVE FINANCIAL BURDENING THE U.S. TAXPAYER. 3. THE REINTRODUCTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH 2006 SECURE FENCE ACT IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS IS A DOUBLE PARALLEL FENCE STRETCHING ALONG THE BORDER OF THE U.S STATES AND ITS SOUTHERN NEIGHBOR. AMERICA MUST REDUCE SANCTUARY CITIES, CHAIN MIGRATION, DREAM ACT LAWS AND THE ILLEGAL ALIEN INVASION. 4. A GOVERNMENT ISSUED PICTURE ID CARD, WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION TO USE IN PROVING WHO YOU ARE?

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Dave Francis

2:51 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

For far too long, we have sat by and watched as our fellow citizens die every year at the hands of illegal aliens, while our elected officials simply ignore the ever-growing crisis. The federal government does not keep comprehensive statistics (may be intentionally) on the number of crimes committed in this country by illegal aliens. On November 3, Rep. King, stood in silence just outside the Capitol building with Congressman Walter Jones, activists Jeff Lewis and TPIC founder John Stahl stood alongside Jamiel Shaw Sr.( a California athlete shot because he was dressed in the wrong colors) and Ray Tranchant My 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, was killed by a drunken illegal alien in Virginia Beach three years ago while sitting at a stop light (both of whom lost their children to the uncontrolled and even murderous actions of illegal aliens) and said:

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Dave Francis

2:52 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012

LEAST WE FORGET THE THOUSANDS SLAUGHTERED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS ANNUALLY.

Over the first two year period, Nov. 4, 2012 will mark the National Remembrance Day for those killed by illegal migrants and immigrants. The National Remembrance Day was conceived by the Tea Party Immigration Coalition (TPIC) and last year, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) announced his sponsorship of a declaration making the first Sunday of every November the day we honor those Americans killed by illegal aliens. These numbers are in the hundreds of thousands, from drunken drivers, female assaults to child molesters. These daily occurrences hardly ever hit the headlines, because the Liberal media suffocates the facts to the general public.

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Robert Kelly

10:29 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012

This tirade about the thousands slaughtered by illegal immigrants is an atrocity in its own right. You have no data to back this up, just rabid screaming. You admit the government has not statistics on this, so where did you come up with these attacks?
Damn few of us can trace our genealogy in the USA back to before the constitution, so in fact most of us came from immigration. When our forefathers left Ireland (fill in whatever country is appropriate for you) they commonly had little education or money; they came here for a better life and a new start (I know slavery is another whole issue, but it doesn't seem to be Black people who are so upset over immigration). Now that we have our piece of the pie, let's slam the door! Of course, if we were to do that we would have to stop insisting we are a "Christian Nation", because that attitude does not seem very Christian at all. Dilemma: Are we a generous Christian nation built by immigrants, or do we want to build a wall around what we have because we are afraid our kids will lose out in the free market to these aliens?

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Robert Kelly

10:35 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012

Oh by the way, I wish the article had been a little more informative about how the police will check the immigration status. Are we all required to carry a passport whenever we leave the house? What happens if I do not have birth certificate or passport on me when I get stopped for a traffic offense? Does it even have to be for an offense? What if my wife and I are practicing our french and a policeman overhears us? Is that probable cause? If my wife slips up and uses that Canadian "eh?" in a sentence, how much trouble might we get into?

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stanley seigler

2:23 am on Monday, November 19, 2012

LEAST WE FORGET THE THOUSANDS SLAUGHTERED BY ILLEGAL ALIENS ANNUALLY. [dave say]

it seems the BO haters didn't get the 06 nov message...

it's their fact less, vitriolic, hyperbole as expressed here that delivered 70% of the collective majority (blacks, latinos, asians) to BO...

we bleeding hearts thank you...keep on keeping on...(hillary in 2016).

politics aside...rational, common sense to the fore.

immigration reform, including a dream act, green cards and a path to citizenship is the only practical solution ...

and helped by insane, non creditable, rhetoric like that expressed here: it will happen...hopefully sooner than later...

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stanley seigler

8:14 am on Monday, November 19, 2012

PS
re: I am sick and tired of liberals painting conservatives as racist idiots. [michelle say; 9:03 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 'Two Online Petitions Seek S.C. Secession']

ever wonder why they (not only liberals) paint 'em like that...maybe cause GOPs say/do things like that posted here.

stanley seigler

2:04 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

re: '... 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, was killed by a drunken illegal alien...'

most sad...hard to imagine the pain in losing a child in this manner...but to conflate the immigration issue with the drunk driver issue; demonstrates deeply rooted prejudices and/or ignorance of the issues. it does a disservice to those attempting to solve the problems...

FYI
'In 2004, automobile accidents resulted in about 42,000 deaths and more than 100,000 injuries in the United States. The vast majority of the people involved in these accidents were licensed, insured drivers...'

anyone have data re percentage total deaths/accidents were caused by illegals? (i couldn't find any stats, or more recent data)

opine: there is no correlation of illegals to accidents...ie, the number of accidents/deaths would not be significantly different if there were zero illegals.

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stanley seigler

2:31 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

re: '... 16-year-old daughter, Tessa, was killed by a drunken illegal alien...'

most sad...hard to imagine the pain in losing a child in this manner...but to conflate the immigration issue with the drunk driver issue; demonstrates deeply rooted prejudices and/or ignorance of the issues. it does a disservice to those attempting to solve the problems...

FYI
'In 2004, automobile accidents resulted in about 42,000 deaths and more than 100,000 injuries in the United States. The vast majority of the people involved in these accidents were licensed, insured drivers...'

anyone have data re percentage total deaths/accidents were caused by illegals? (i couldn't find any stats)

opine: there is no correlation of illegals to accidents...ie, the number of accidents/deaths would not be significantly different if there were zero illegals.

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Tom Utley

2:52 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

I don't like this. Immigrants aren't the problem, social welfare programs are the problem. The GOP tactic of attacking immigrants and not socialism itself is going to continue to backfire until they change their ways.

I favor open immigration and property rights. This means that there is no "safety net" for immigrants to take advantage of, and you also have the right to not sell your property to people you don't want to sell it to. In this scenario, if immigrants want to move here, pay for property on their own, and live peacefully among the rest of us, then more power to them.

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Robert Kelly

4:21 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

Shawn Drury,
Although some of my questions were tongue in cheek, I was serious about the first sentence. Can you give some more information about what entitles an officer to check immigration status, and what are the consequences for anyone who does not have an American passport or birth certificate on them at the time? This law not only affects illegal immigrants, it affects all citizens and legal visitors!

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Shawn Drury

8:10 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

@Robert That's the big question. If you have a driver's license, end of story. If you don't, then the problems begin. That's what has some people concerned. If I don't have my license, I doubt the police will check my citizenship. But, if someone with darker skin who doesn't speak English as a first language doesn't have his/her license...that's where people are worried about profiling and rights being violated

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stanley seigler

10:09 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012

re: This law not only affects illegal immigrants, it affects all citizens and legal visitors! [robert kelly say]

hadnt considered this...the law is more about allowing racial profiling (aka racism, baseless prejudice) than i thought...

we all know there will not be any consequences for gringos...they will never be asked...and will not be stopped as often, if at all, as latinos.

in sum, as shawn druy say: 'If I don't have my license, I doubt [know] the police will [not] check my citizenship'

but would be interesting hear someone (supporter of the law) explain what would happen to white folks...

Sergey Kemskiy

12:30 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012

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