by Michael Clancy - May. 28, 2008 03:12 PM
The Arizona Republic
Annie Loyd is a longtime community activist who last year decided to run for Congress. What she learned during her efforts surprised and saddened her, and she recently dropped out of the race to focus on some of the issues that came up.
Key among them is illegal immigration, more importantly, how the community is dealing with it.
Loyd said she has found a role as an immigration activist, going to all the locations where Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has conducted anti-immigration sweeps, where she attempts to keep the peace.
Now, she would like to organize a community wide conversation about the problem and what we can do about it.
The Arizona Republic recently sat down with Loyd to talk about her concerns.
Question: Why is this issue so important to you?
