Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes notes outside the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department 4th Avenue jail facility in Phoenix, Arizona in the wake of Senate Bill 1070, which went into effect July 29, 2010. The state's controversial law went into effect on Thursday, despite a judge's blocking of the most controversial parts of the bill. Local backers say the legislation's intent is to curb the smuggling of both humans and drugs over the state's porous border with Mexico. Eric Thayer/For...
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes notes outside the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department 4th Avenue jail facility in Phoenix, Arizona in the wake of Senate Bill 1070, which went into effect July 29, 2010. The state's controversial law went into effect on Thursday, despite a judge's blocking of the most controversial parts of the bill. Local backers say the legislation's intent is to curb the smuggling of both humans and drugs over the state's porous border with Mexico. Eric Thayer/For The New York Times
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