East Valley Immigration and the Tribune Stories

If you haven't checked it out, East Valley Immigration has done a great job in covering the Sheriff's special report in the Tribune and the other immigration goings on in Mesa as of late. I have been keeping up with what is going on, but haven't been around much to provide commentary.

Ultimately, we are continuing to deal with two forces here. The desire for something to be done about immigration, and the desire to respect people's civil rights. I think that both can be accomplished if people work together to figure this stuff out. The Sheriff must realize that things will go better if he coordinates with the community.

Gascon must realize that the Sheriff is going to do what he wants and the people are going to love him for it. What Mesa must do is make sure that they continue to execute their laws in the best fashion to keep people safe while doing what they can to battle illegal immigration.

Short of a federal investigation, Arpaio is going to continue to conduct business the way he sees fit. Mesa must learn to take the good from it and figure out ways decrease the negatives while maintaining vigilant on illegal immigration.