Uh... yeah, because they were looking for a certain race you idiot. All this law is doing is making sure that people in this country are US Citizens. If you're Hispanic (which I am) and you're a citizen, then sorry for the inconvenience and have a nice day. It's not a law to wipe out a race of people. That is an irresponsible and completely ungrounded comparison. Not that I would expect anything else from MSNBC.
How are you, as a Hispanic man, going to quickly demonstrate that you're not an illegal immigrant? Are you now going to be forced to carry your birth certificate or passport with you, just in case you receive a speeding ticket? My driver's license doesn't reflect my citizenship statues. I imagine yours doesn't either.
I'm all for cracking down in a major way against illegal immigration, but I'm not entirely comfortable with this approach. This, IMHO, takes us down the road of an eventual national ID card - no thanks!
I have no problems with LE making a determination of citizenship after they affect arrest on someone. And, even if that person is not convicted of a crime, they should be deported, assuming they don't have a valid visa. And clearly, bail should be denied because they're in the country illegal. They certainly couldn't be trusted to make an appearance at a later date. But, the libertarian in me isn't comfortable giving the state this kind of authority. I think it's a slippery slope.
Great tag line!