Arizona town rethinks immigrant stance

Six months ago, Guadalupe, Ariz., a town of 5,500 took a stand against the most powerful lawman in the state, writes Nicholas Riccardi.

As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies swept through town during a controversial operation searching for illegal immigrants, Mayor Rebecca Jimenez confronted the 76-year-old sheriff and told him he wasn't wanted.

The town, founded by Yaqui Indians a century ago, became a symbol of a grass-roots rejection of Arpaio's tough anti-immigration tactics.

But now, Guadalupe is having second thoughts about how it fought the sheriff.

Photo: Rebecca Jimenez, mayor at the time of the sweep, confronted Joe Arpaio in front of TV cameras. “You came here under false pretenses,” she told him. New leaders want the sheriff to stay. Credit: Jack Kurtz / Arizona Republic

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[southoc]

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[Carracticus]

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