Letter from a border war
Law or no law, some Arizonans say they will arrest illegal immigrants — and force politicians to choose sides

By MAUREEN CALLAHAN

Last Updated: 4:50 AM, August 1, 2010

Posted: 9:22 PM, July 31, 2010
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PHOENIX — The most dangerous place in Arizona right now, the day after a federal judge knocked down the key parts of SB 1070, the state’s proposed anti-illegal immigration bill, is between Joe Arpaio and a camera. Arpaio, the 78-year-old sheriff of Maricopa County (population 3.9 million) has cultivated a reputation for himself as the last true lawman of the West. He’s written two books, the last called “Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else That Threatens America.â€