Hispanic lawmakers join call for Arpaio investigation

Showing a unified front, Latino state lawmakers said Thursday that they are backing Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s call for a federal probe into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s recent crime sweeps in Hispanic neighborhoods.

Lawmakers said the sheriff’s tactics are tantamount to racial-profiling and reflect poorly on all Arizonans, regardless of their ethnic heritage.

“When one group is under attack like this, when one group is having their civil rights violated, I believe it imperils all of us, everyone across this state and across this country,” said Rep. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson, who joined six other members of the Arizona Legislative Latino Caucus at a Capitol news conference. “*

*From: http://www.azcentral.com
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