Just an interesting tid-bit that popped up today in Maricopa County, Arizona. Up to fifty (maybe more) of the state issued voter I.D. cards,printed so close to election day, had November 8th written in Spanish. The English version had the correct date. Fishy?? Over 1/3 of the city's population is of latino heritage.
This is the 'city' area of Phoenix. Huge latino population along with a very widely diverse population. I have a hard time thinking that these voter I.D. cards in the area were printed incorrectly on accident.
The government in the Phoenix area is very harsh on the immigrant population here, not long ago attempting to pass a law that allows police to pull over and check the papers of anyone looking like an undocumented resident. Phoenix's county sheriff Joe Arpaio is actually nicknamed the "immigrant fighter" among many social groups. The articles linked below show you a little about the mindset of the people in charge of government happening in Phoenix.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2008/02/joe_arpaio_writes_another_book.php ((<chapter titles))
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1929920,00.html
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