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US sheriff under pressure over Latino migrants

A sheriff in the US state of Arizona is under pressure in a high profile case to improve the way Latino immigrants are treated.

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio

A sheriff in the US state of Arizona is under pressure in a high profile case to improve the way Latino immigrants are treated.

Joe Arpaio, the self-declared toughest sheriff in America, must end racial profiling in a crackdown on undocumented migrants.

North American correspondent John Stempin says Sheriff Arpaio targets undocumented migrants for political reasons.

As he explains to Greg Dyett.

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