ACLU Warns you to stay away from this state if you are afraid of being racially profiled
We are just a little over 100 days in with the United States new President and we have to admint so much has changed and sooo many things are going on. I was reading this article on Mitu and thought it was a must share. So crazy to think that in the United States we could possibly have a state that would require you to show your immigration staus to visit. Things are getting insane around here quickly... *sigh
Excerpt from Mitu.com
The American Civil Liberties Union is has issued a “travel warning” for residents and visitors to the great state of Texas. It’s a bit of a dig at the Trump Administration, as the State Department issues these types of warnings to make U.S. citizens aware of potential problems, like crime, violence, and terrorism, in certain parts of the world.
The ACLU issued their travel warning to let citizens know their constitutional rights could be violated if they visit Texas.
The ACLU’s warning comes days after Texas passed SB4, a law which grants officials the authority to check a person’s immigration status “without probable cause.” In 2010, a similar law, SB 1070, was passed in Arizona, which critics said legalized racial profiling, as it appeared to target mainly Latinos, both legal and undocumented.
The ACLU listed many of the potentially unconstitutional hazards residents and tourists may encounter in Texas.
“The law gives a green light to police officers in the state to investigate a person’s immigration status during a routine traffic stop, leading to widespread racial profiling, baseless scrutiny, and illegal arrests of citizens and non-citizens alike presumed to be “foreign” based on how they look or sound. The travel alert applies to all travelers to Texas, including U.S. travelers from other states and U.S. citizens. In addition, this alert applies to all encounters with federal, state, county law enforcement including local police and sheriffs.”
An ACLU official released a statement about their decision to release the warning.
Director of immigration policy and campaigns ACLU Lorella Praeli said:
The ACLU’s goal is to protect all Texans and all people traveling through Texas — regardless of their immigration status — from illegal harassment by law enforcement. Texas is a state with deep Mexican roots and home to immigrants from all walks of life. Many of us fit the racial profile that the police in Texas will use to enforce Trump’s draconian deportation force.
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