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Migrant hot line stirs up Hispanic leaders

The Tucson Citizen

Hispanic leaders and faith-based groups are calling for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to disconnect the hot line he created for people to report information about illegal immigrants.

The number, they say, perpetuates a climate of fear within the immigrant community, raises the chance of racial profiling and opens the possibility for people to take revenge on former friends and family members.

"What right does he have to investigate people based on the color of their skin, or their accent or the way they look?" asked Phoenix lawyer Antonio Bustamante. "I want him to stop this nonsense and enforce criminal law instead of going after landscapers and nannies. He needs to stop this hot line."

Posted by Editor at July 27, 2007 10:27 AM

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