http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1226sr-immigrationre ax1228ON.html
In Scottsdale, misdirected praise for immigration policy Carol Sowers The Arizona Republic Dec. 27, 2007 12:00 AM A New Yorker who plans to move to the Valley congratulated the Scottsdale Police Department on its tough illegal-immigration policy. But the man got it all wrong. And he wasn't alone. About two dozen people called or e-mailed Scottsdale police after they read an incorrect Associated Press story distributed nationwide on Sunday. The story, since corrected, said Scottsdale police are demanding proof of citizenship when they make an arrest. Not true. In October, Scottsdale police began asking every suspect about his or her citizenship, but are not asking for documents to prove it. "As soon as the story hit the AP wire on Sunday night, I started getting e-mails from New York, Illinois, Florida," said Sgt. Mark Clark, police spokesman. "This just shows how immigration is such a hot-button topic that seemingly a local story can generate passion around the country." Callers and e-mailers didn't appear to be associated with any group. "They just praised us for what they thought we were doing," Clark said. A Midwesterner said he used to live in the Phoenix area and was surprised by "the influence illegal immigration has had on the city." "They still visit Phoenix and Scottsdale and said they hoped over time it would become a better place for what we are doing," Clark said. Secretaries answering the phones Monday gave callers basic information about the new policy and referred callers to Clark if they had more questions. A Sierra Vista man wanted to know what kind of documents he would need if he got arrested in Scottsdale. As he had done dozens of times, Clark told the man he would not need documentation, contrary to what the AP story said. "I told him I would hope that he wasn't planning on getting arrested in Scottsdale," Clark said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
