residents as phoenix had just 16,000 more reported crimes. san diego, the same size as phoenix, has 64% less crime. the recent murder of an arizona rancher by a suspected illegal alien and the shooting of a deputy sheriff by alleged alien drug dealers have made the situation almost desperate. arizona has almost a half million illegal aliens on the ground. costing the state about $1.3 billion a year. money arizona doesn't have. so a reasonable person can understand by why the state instituted a crackdown. the liberal press is having none of that led by some "the washington post" columnists at nbc cries of racism fill the air. post writer eugene robinson calls the new law, racist, arbitrary, oppressive, mean smirted and unjust. one thing is certain one thing is certain, some cops will abuse their power, such as human nature, and the hispanic minority will come to see the police as oppress sores. but the majority of arizonaens