Ethnic tension in Arizona is high. Hispanics are ducking in fear of racial profiling as public officials fire at each other over how to control illegal immigration. Headline-grabbing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently staged “crime sweeps” in Hispanic neighborhoods in Phoenix and Guadalupe in search of illegal immigrants. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon warned Arpaio’s “made-for-TV stunts” could lead to “shouting matches, confrontations or worse” and asked for a federal civil rights investigation.
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