can the police ask if your from mexico if so are you illegal ?
815960
the police can ask you anything they want. i wouldn't give you the number to the best lawyer there is. unless you are legal. go home. the idiot above me must not be watching the news. they are eventually going to let state troopers pull you over, and if they find your  illegal they detain you and call ICE. glory, glory.
989127
Your local Home Security office.  Someone here from Texas did, and she said you have to be firm, because they will try to be rude and talk you out of it - but got people deported.
630598
Not only can they, in most cases they are required to. I'm not saying they do it.  Here is CA's law on it.\n\n834b.  (a) Every law enforcement agency in California shall fully\ncooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization\nService regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is\nsuspected of being present in the United States in violation of\nfederal immigration laws.\n   (b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected\nof being present in the United States in violation of federal\nimmigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the\nfollowing:\n   (1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen\nof the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent\nresident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time\nor as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of\nimmigration laws.  The verification process may include, but shall\nnot be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date\nand place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding\ndocumentation to indicate his or her legal status.\n   (2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien\nwho is present in the United States in violation of federal\nimmigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal\njustice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or\nleave the United States.\n   (3) Notify the Attorney General of California and the United\nStates Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal\nstatus and provide any additional information that may be requested\nby any other public entity.
1165661
not if you are an immigration officer,\notherwise it's no one else's business
226656
As it stands right now,illegals are here in this country and no one knows their whereabouts or who they are,in places like Chicago some with criminal records have taken over the street gangs,they are used as shooters against other gangs and as enforcers for extortion against small buisnesses,since there is no record who or where they are the law in many cases can't find them since most will flee back to mexico for awhile till things die down,an identification would at least show who is in this country criminal or otherwise.
1180927
Turn up in person at a Police Station..be prepared to give a good reason for asking
262608
Ask you local police department.
441410
hopefully you cant...illegal is illegal
455217
They can frisk you if they believe they have probable cause..I was travelling once with a guy who 10 yrs prior had a weapons charge, we got pulled over for speeding he made us get out, frisked us then searched through the entire vehicle for weapons..I don't think racial profiling would get you very far unless you had solid reason
128997
No, unless you are in California and your neighbour is in Mexico.
869545
Well, you should ask the Mexican government.
1159262
It depends if they asked you questions.\n\nI believe it is illegal for the police to ask you questions about the arrest before they read you the rights. If they did ask you questions before reading your rights and you answered them .. then those statements would be thrown out in court.\n\nIt's called your Miranda Rights.
676027
YOu answered your own question.\n\nNo one has the right to break our laws and to do something illegal.\n\nWithout control, any terrorist can learn Spanish and come over through Mexico. This is not a racial issue but a country taking a hard stance to enforce good laws.\n\nNoone can blame the poor Mexicans for trying to better their lives but it cannot go unchecked without damage to our country and the rest of us.
735799
Ask your local police department they should know.
438958
being a misdemeanor, no. if he's committing a crime, yes, but not for residing illegaly in this country.\nIf residing illegally were a felony, then the answer would probably be yes.
408527
Call Immigration and ask them.
841113
ask the local police they maybe able to tellyou.