December 5, 2007 - 11:36PM
More suspected illegals arrested in Mesa

Paul Giblin, Tribune
Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies arrested 13 suspected illegal immigrants in Mesa on Wednesday, marking the agency’s third immigration enforcement action in Mesa in recent weeks.

Wednesday’s action near Stapley Drive and Broadway Road brought the number of suspected illegal immigrants arrested by deputies in Mesa to 31 in recent weeks as the Valley’s immigration debate continued to grow more volatile.

“Since no one else will enforce state and federal immigration laws, my deputies have gone into the city of Mesa for third time,â€