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Seth Freed Wessler
Rhode Island Introduces SB 1070 Copycat Legislation

A Rhode Island state lawmaker introduced legislation yesterday that closely resembles Arizona’s SB 1070, the law that criminalizes the presence of undocumented immigrants and essentially requires racial profiling. The Rhode Island bill, H 8142, was introduced by Rep. Peter Palumbo, a conservative Democrat, along with four co-sponsors.

The Providence Journal reports:

Palumbo’s bill, like the Arizona law… requires police to question people “where reasonable suspicion existsâ€