Governor Matt Blunt was on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” last week to discuss his new order that everyone pulled over by the Highway Patrol must have their immigration status checked.
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis warned that the executive order could lead to more racial profiling. Jorge Riopedre, the group’s secretary and legislative affairs chairman, told the Post-Dispatch that law enforcement agencies may single out “Hispanic-looking” people, and take them directly to an immigration judge. He predicted that legal immigrants or citizens could find themselves unfairly forced to prove their status.
“This is not about illegal immigration. It’s about due process,” Riopedre told the Post.
