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Maricopa County OKs $1M for illegal-immigrant sweeps - Arizona

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Posted on: May 8th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Immigration ] [ Top Stories ] [ Arizona ]

“The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to give the sheriff’s office nearly $1 million to capture illegal immigrants, despite strong objections from small-business owners.

Members of the Arizona Small Business Association asked the board to hold onto the money until it was sure Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s saturation patrols were not using racial profiling.”*

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