Some fans engaged protestors in conversation--like Tom Dow, who stopped to make it known that if people have nothing to hide they shouldn't be worried about being searched.
The action was the first of many actions. Organizers across the nation are prepared to launch actions whenever the Diamondbacks play baseball.
Americans can expect more protest. AZ Central reported that the immigration law was actually changed and expanded upon the law Thursday.
The new changes approved by the Arizona House included changing the phrase "lawful contact" to "lawful stop, detention or arrest" to, according to AZ Central, "clarify that an officer would not need to question a crime victim or witness about their legal status."
"Solely" was eliminated so that it was made evident that racial profiling would have no role in this law. It's hard to tell if that will do anything to prevent profiling.
Those changes, however, are not so bad when compared to this change which allows law enforcment to force people who violate city ordinances to show their documents, which show they are legal immigrants.
""[This] change clarifies that a police officer responding to city ordinance violations would also be required to determine the immigration statusof an individual they have reasonable suspicion of being in the country illegally. City ordinance violations vary by municipality but could include things like loud parties, barking dogs, cars on blocks in the yard or too many renters.
Bill supporters say the addition of the word "ordinance" does not change anything because under the signed law, officers could question the legal status of anyone they come into lawful contact with, whether that lawful contact related to a law or an ordinance."
As Arizona law enforcement and politicians refuse to back down, one can count on those for a different approach to immigration reform to continue to stand against the law.
May Day is on Saturday and the Cubs have three more games to play against the Diamondbacks. The protests will continue and one can expect this to amount to a backlash similar to what was seen after Proposition 8 passed in 2008.
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