AZ voters tell local police and deputies to enforce immigration

Craig Smith is KGUN 9's Southeast side reporter. Send your story ideas to Craig at [email protected].

More than 62 percent of Arizona voters said they want local law enforcement more involved in finding and arresting people who have entered the U.S. illegally. Border sheriffs say it could overwhelm their departments.Arizona voters called for a major change in border-based law enforcement through passing Prop 314 . They made illegal immigration a state crime as well as a Federal crime. That creates some challenges for local law enforcement.

So that means 95% of the people here are speaking Spanish. They have Hispanic last names like Martinez, Rodriguez, Hernandez, they have Hispanic physical characteristics. So what am I going to do? Am I going to go tell me, Hey, show me your papers for practically every single person that lives in this community.

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