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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Ohio pastor arrested in Arizona protest
Melissa Carvill-Ziemer says immigration policy unjust
by WKSU's JEFF ST. CLAIR |
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 | | Melissa Carvill-Ziemer was arrested by Phoenix police while protesting in front of the office of Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio. | | Courtesy of Julian Sharp |
Arizona's new immigration law went into effect last Friday - though a federal judge has blocked implementation of some of its most controversial aspects. Those include a requirement that police question the immigration status of people they stop for other reasons. Polls show most Americans support the law, and Ohio is considering a similar bill. But a group of pastors representing Unitarian Universalists in Ohio joined a protest of the law in Phoenix, and were arrested last week for blocking traffic in front of the offices of the Maricopa County sheriff.
Melissa Carvill-Ziemer is pastor of the Kent Unitarian Universalist church. She and two other Ohio pastors were arrested last weekend in Phoenix, protesting Arizona's new immigration policy.
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WKSU's Jeff St.Clair talks with UU Pastor Melissa Carville-ZiemerOther options:  MP3 Download (4:09)
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