As immigration reform continues to percolate, some states and communities are taking measures of their own. In California, the state senate approved a bill that, if it becomes law, would prohibit local agencies from working with a specific federal immigration program.
The sheriff reflects on 9/11 and the role of community policing and building ties with the Muslim immigration community.
Sheriff Richard Jones is pressing for a statewide law to require police to verify a person's immigration status during routine stops. It's generating some support among legislators and fear among Latinos. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against Arizona Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Maricopa County. We speak to Valeria Fernandez, journalist for Feet in 2 Worlds.
In a serious investigation into controversial sheriff, Joe Apraio, the U.S. justice department is trying to decide if he violated Title 6 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination related to any program that receives federal funds.
Americans are carrying guns in record numbers. Joining The Takeaway are two firearms instructors: Don Pind of Show Me Shooters Indoor Range in Clay County, Missouri and Kristi Manning of Carter Shooting Supply in Harrison, Tennessee.
In Rolling Stone, Tim Dickinson paints a portrait of the Interior Department under President Bush as an environment of "cronyism" and "corruption" that will have a lasting effect on the environment and America's pocketbook. He joins The Takeaway.