Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Arizona Governor Ends Sheriff Arpaio's Immigration Contract. 
By The Associated Press

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano ordered the state to end an anti-illegal immigration contract with a high-profile sheriff Tuesday so she can pay for a larger effort to track down thousands of felons around Arizona.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday criticized the governor's decision as a maneuver to thwart his efforts against illegal immigrants.

''Dirty politics are at work right now,'' Arpaio said at a news conference.
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2007
Arizona House Fails to Override Veto on Immigration Bill.
By The Associated Press

PHOENIX - The Arizona House rejected an effort Tuesday to override Gov. Janet Napolitano's veto of a bill requiring that city and county police agencies have programs to confront federal immigration violations.  The effort fell 10 votes short of what was needed to send the override proposal to the Senate. 

The bill vetoed three weeks ago by the Democratic governor would have given police agencies three options to meet its requirements. The agencies could have given federal immigration training to their officers, put federal agents in units within their departments or set up relationships with federal authorities to confront the problem. Read more...

Wednesday May 7, 2008
Summit Human Rights Committee Meets with Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez and Other County Officials to Call for Community Security and Safety

On Wednesday, May 7th in a small neighborhood church, members of the Summit Human Rights Committee organized a community meeting to present a series of demands to their County Supervisor and other county agency leaders. Their often forgotten community is tucked between Tucson and Sahuarita. It's neighborhood streets are dirt and dust. It's not uncommon to see residents on horseback. Unfortunately, it's also not uncommon for these same streets to flood during the desert rains, for residents to be afraid of sheriff's deputies who question their immigration status, or for emergency services to get lost due to the lack of street signs. Read more...

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