As Nina Bernstein of The Times reported on Monday, border checkpoints aren’t just at the border anymore. She rode the train in western New York and found agents roaming the aisles, questioning passengers about their citizenship and removing those who could not prove they were here legally. What she described looked like just the kind of aggressive internal immigration enforcement that right-wing politicians have clamored for, but is arbitrary, oppressive and dangerously prone to racial profiling.
This potential for racial profiling can easily be filtered out by having the agents handle it in the same manner as cops conduct DUI/License Check enforcements stops. Simply question every 3rd passenger they pass (or every 6th or every 8th, etc. etc.) If, after questioning the person, the interrogated is unable to produce I.D., that gives reas. suspicion to question the folks traveling with him. They have to be systematic about it and it'd probably be wise to film it.
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09-06-2010, 04:41 PM
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