The Supreme Court is expected to rule whether it will soon be legal for officers to stop, detain and arrest anyone under suspicion of being in the country illegally. Parts of the law could go into effect immediately or could be sent back to a lower court delaying the final decision according to USA Today.
The case originates from the controversial Arizona state law that allows for police officers to detain anyone they reasonably suspect are illegally in the country and verify their status with federal officials. The SB1070 or Senate Bill 1070 has been altered by the Federal Courts since 2010 but now Arizona’s governor is appealing to have the law put into full effect. The question for the courts is whether this entails prohibited racial profiling.
Thai women entering the US on the US K1 fiancé(e) visa are most likely not going to be profiled by Arizona immigration, since illegal Thai immigrants to the US are dwarfed by the number of Mexican nationals without proper visas.
Nevertheless, racial or “class” profiling occurs quite regularly. In regard to fiancé and Thailand marriage visas women from lower socioeconomic classes are often likely to be more subject to questions regarding prior work history than are the “Hi-So” women. Is this discrimination and how is this different from the laws in Arizona?
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