Maverick
06-21-2008, 11:07 AM
So, I'm sure most of you remember Sheriff Joe from Arizona. You know, the guy that made his prisoners live in tent cities and wear pink underwear (hehe).
Well, now he has a new plan. He's sending deputies out into Hispanic neighborhoods all over Maricopa County looking to round up and deport illegals. They're stopping people on the street, knocking on doors, and forcing people to present ID. If they refuse, they are arrested on the spot. They can then attempt to prove their citizenship while detained.
Sheriff to Arrest Anyone That Doesn't Have I.D.
Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands.
Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident.
Now he faces an onslaught of criticism from Hispanic activists, local lawmakers and the Phoenix mayor, who call his crackdown on immigrants a clear case of racial profiling in which only people who look Hispanic are targeted.
"What right does a mayor or a police chief, or anyone like that, have to tell me what my priorities are?" Arpaio said in a recent interview. "I'm the elected sheriff. I tell them what their priorities are."
But Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor and longtime Hispanic activist says, "All he is doing is going after everybody with a brown face."
"There's no doubt in my mind that this is racial profiling. None."
Across the country, state and local officials have taken steps to curb illegal immigration. More than 240 immigration-related measures were passed last year.
Arpaio says he has received an outpouring of support for his effort in the form of letters and donations of about $25,000 from the public to help fund the initiative.
http://radio.woai.com/pages/pp_joepags.html
I heard this on the radio the other day, and the only source I could find was the radio website. If anyone else could find additional sources or info it would be much appreciated.
Well, now he has a new plan. He's sending deputies out into Hispanic neighborhoods all over Maricopa County looking to round up and deport illegals. They're stopping people on the street, knocking on doors, and forcing people to present ID. If they refuse, they are arrested on the spot. They can then attempt to prove their citizenship while detained.
Sheriff to Arrest Anyone That Doesn't Have I.D.
Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands.
Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident.
Now he faces an onslaught of criticism from Hispanic activists, local lawmakers and the Phoenix mayor, who call his crackdown on immigrants a clear case of racial profiling in which only people who look Hispanic are targeted.
"What right does a mayor or a police chief, or anyone like that, have to tell me what my priorities are?" Arpaio said in a recent interview. "I'm the elected sheriff. I tell them what their priorities are."
But Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor and longtime Hispanic activist says, "All he is doing is going after everybody with a brown face."
"There's no doubt in my mind that this is racial profiling. None."
Across the country, state and local officials have taken steps to curb illegal immigration. More than 240 immigration-related measures were passed last year.
Arpaio says he has received an outpouring of support for his effort in the form of letters and donations of about $25,000 from the public to help fund the initiative.
http://radio.woai.com/pages/pp_joepags.html
I heard this on the radio the other day, and the only source I could find was the radio website. If anyone else could find additional sources or info it would be much appreciated.