White House strips immigration policing powers from Arizona sheriff
A controversial Arizona sheriff known for taking a hard line against illegal immigrants has been stripped of some of his powers in what he described as a political move by the Obama administration.
Joe Arpaio, a gruff lawman who styles himself as America's toughest sheriff, has won acclaim from US anti-immigrant forces for his relentless pursuit of mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants in Maricopa county, Arizona, a fast-growing county of 4 million people that is home to Phoenix, the nation's fifth largest city.
Read Article Here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/09/obama-immigration-arpaio-arizona-sheriff
You have to love how the Guardian says "his relentless pursuit of mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants in . . . Arizona. Just a quick fact here for our friends in the UK, ARIZONA SHARES A BORDER WITH MEXICO!!! Now doesn't it make sense for a sheriff, doing his job, to be arresting "mostly Hispanic illegal" ALIENS, not immigrants in Arizona?
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