Civil rights advocate uses text messages to warn residents about Arizona crime sweeps
January 5, 2010 | Posted in Activism, Immigration | 
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Lydia Guzman, director of the nonprofit immigrant advocacy group Respect/Respeto, has started using text messages to warn residents about crime sweeps by a high-profile Arizona sheriff. Guzman says the messages are part of an effort to protect Latinos and others from becoming victims of racial profiling by sheriff’s deputies who allegedly stop Latinos for minor traffic violations to check their immigration status.
Please read more at The Los Angeles Times
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