‘Driving while Latino’ law argued in Louisiana high court
By Media Soources, BayouBuzz
Louisiana’s highest court on Wednesday heard arguments over a law that makes it a felony for immigrants to drive in the state without documents on hand to prove that they live legally in the United States.
The state’s 10-year-old law, ridiculed by its opponents as a prohibition on “driving while Latino,” has come under fire before, on accusations that it encourages racial profiling and harassment of minorities.
But those allegations were not up for debate Wednesday.
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