Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed a follow-on bill approved by Arizona legislators that make revisions to the state's sweeping law against illegal immigration -- changes she says should quell concerns that the measure will lead to racial profiling.
The follow-on bill signed by Brewer makes a number of changes that she said should lay to rest concerns of opponents.
The changes include one strengthening restrictions against using race or ethnicity as the basis for questioning by police and inserts those same restrictions in other parts of the law.
Another change states that immigration-status questions would follow a law enforcement officer's stopping, detaining or arresting a person while enforcing another law. The earlier law had referred to a "contact" with police.
Another change specifies that possible violations of local civil ordinances can trigger questioning on immigration status.
I still bet that doesn't shut you up, Michael, even though this is what we were saying was the true intent of the law along. "Know a little something about the issues" indeed.
This was never about race or color. It was always about giving the state of Arizona the ability to step up and enforce laws that are already in effect where the Federal government has failed.
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