An Arizona law for Ohio
By The World â‹… October 28, 2010

Sheriff Richard Jones is determined to clear undocumented immigrants out of his county.

By Jason Margolis

Arizona’s controversial immigration law aroused nationwide cries of protest this summer. It also got a lot of support. Today, a growing number of copycat bills and ordinances are springing up across the United States in non-traditional immigrant areas, from Indiana to Virginia to Ohio.

The Arizona law requires people to carry immigration documents and allows police to ask the legal status of people that are stopped. The Obama Administration successfully sued to stop some provisions of the law from being enforced.

In Butler County, Ohio, a colorful local sheriff has thrown his weight behind the effort to pass an Arizona-type law in his state. Sheriff Richard Jones says undocumented immigrants have become a problem in his county, sucking up public funds and straining his department’s resources. He says undocumented immigrants have committed “horrendous crimes.â€