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The Truth, Jon Justice… and the American Way?

Posted by roc on Aug 21 2008 | Shock Jocks

Last month, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona’s Maricopa County visited nearby Pima County for a book signing (“Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs and Everything Else that Threatens America”) at a Tucson Barnes & Noble. The event drew protests against the controversial and reactionary lawman, who has been running immigration sweeps in heavily Hispanic sections of the Phoenix area. Several immigrant and human rights groups, including the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, or The Human Rights Coalition, wanted to send a clear message that “Arpaio’s racist and divisive policies are not welcome in Pima County.”

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