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To question immigration status. >> theyre basically being required to enforce a law that labels a crime something that is not an action. if youre engaged in jay walking, thats an action. if youre engaged in running a stop sign, thats an action. being undocumented is not an action. its a status. >> reporter: federal agents, border patrol customs but not local deputies or police already question people about status. usually when they catch them illegally crossing the border or while investigating ...

English well, depending on how somebody dresses, maybe riding in a crowded vehicle. the list goes on and on. >> its a long list. not each of those things stands alone, though. it will have to be the totality of the circumstances. >> reporter: sergeant dominguez, whose great grandparents came from mexico, says he will continue aggressively protecting the border using whatever laws exist. does it ever seem weird to you talking to someone about their papers as someone who is -- >> no. im fortunate ...

From mexico, says he will continue aggressively protecting the border using whatever laws exist. does it ever seem weird to you when youre talking to people about their papers as someone who is mexican-american? >> no. the thing ive always thought of is that im fortunate enough that they came to this country when the border was a line in the sand. it doesnt mean youre better or anything else. it just means youre more fortunate. >> reporter: we joined him on patrol to see how immigration works in...

Compared to communities further away from the border. sergeant dominguez says theyve always turned illegal immigrants over to the feds. he pulls over a car he believes is driving erratically. >> do you have your drivers license, registration and proof of insurance, please? >> reporter: it empowers him to ask for i.d. that determines immigration status. in arizona, thats a drivers license. so if those guys in the car had turned out not to have documents -- >> then you take the effort to identify ...

Care? >> it does seem particularly bad, given what he was selling, something that we all want so desperately to work and protect our troops, but its also bad because all the money here ultimately comes from tackpxpay. >> reporter: thats right, before he left the company was accused of making money by taking your money. after all, your tax dollars paid for those bullet-proof vests. michael adair has been watching the trial closely. he lost half a million dollars when the alleged scam was revealed...

That money to pay for an over-the-top lifestyle, luxury cars, a leer jet, lavish vacations for him and his family. prosecutors allege david brooks and his co-defendant used the company as their personal piggy bank but profited handsomely in a classic pump and dump stock scheme. then sold it to hide a windfall for mon than $185 million. >> legally its not all that exciting. its a fairly classic pump and dump case. its the details that make this case so delicious. >> reporter: one of those delicio...

Breaking news, arizonas immigration law set to take effect at 12:01 local time minus key controversial provisions, a federal district judge issuing a temporary injunction blocking them. the case heading for higher courts, no doubt about it. they need the legislation, they say, because the federal government isnt doing its job, and hasnt for a long time. also fueling the debate, the economy and the perception, right or wrong, that illegal immigrants take jobs from american workers. gary tuchman d...

Critics of arizonas immigration law say it allows police officers too much latitude of stopping and questioning people that they suspect to be illegal, that it will lead to racial profiling and police will go too far. they say thats misguided, supporters, and they point to a videotape used by police officers to train them for the new law. a tape soledad obrien got ahold of. here is the report. >> reporter: until this afternoon, arizona thought it found a way to address the central criticism of i...

Should work. deputies cant just stop someone for driving while being mexican. they need to have committed a crime hauling you off to border patrol and deporting people. thats not the way it is. if we dont have a reason to talk to you, questions wont be asked. >> reporter: this afternoon, a federal judge threw that training strategy into doubt by suspending the key provision of the law, the section that allows local police to question people they legally stopped about immigration status at all. c...

Our troops, but its also bad because all the money here ultimately comes from taxpayers. >> reporter: thats right, a government contractor who, before he left the company, was accused of making money by taking your money. after all, your tax dollars paid for those bullet-proof vests. michael adair has been watching the trial closely. he lost half a million dollars when the alleged scam was revealed and the stock plummeted. he feels especially betrayed because hes a vietnam veteran, who decided t...