Arizona voters passed Proposition 314 this week. The measure makes crossing the border in between ports of entry a state crime and giving local police immigration-related arrest authority.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway said the measure is causing unease in the county seat of Nogales, which is 95% Hispanic.
“This is not, you know, like some of the rhetoric says, an ‘invasion.’ This is just the natural historic makeup of my community,” he said. “So, it would potentially create tension between us and the local community where if people … needed law enforcement because there was an act of violence going on or they were being burglarized, they may be hesitant to call the local police.”…