A new piece about everyones favorite immigrant-rounding up Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. And theres a 30 minute radio version too. This guy just won re-election, and shows no sign of slowing down.
Heres the radio version, on Making Contact: http://www.radioproject.org/archive/2008/4608.html
And heres the print piece, published in In These Times
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3973/the_selma_of_immigration_rights...
The Selma of Immigration Rights
In Arizona, immigrants protest Sheriff Joe's nativist agenda
| By Andrew Stelzer |
November 12, 2008 |
The battle began in front of a furniture store.
Like hundreds of other street corners, the intersection at 36th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix was where immigrant workers arrived before dawn, hoping that someone would pick them up for a day's work in construction. But last October, the parking lot of Pruitt's furniture became more than a pick-up spot. First, the store's owner hired off-duty sheriff's deputies to act as security guards, claiming that the laborers were causing a disturbance.