Notorious Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio deserves some credit for creativity. After losing much of his ability to enforce immigration laws when the Administration grew frustrated over civil rights complaints being filed against the Phoenix area law enforcement chief, Sheriff Joe has found a loophole. He's targeting illegal immigration through criminal laws rather than immigration laws. From the Arizona Daily Star:

A raid targeting illegal immigration led to the
arrests of 21 Phoenix-area McDonald's workers Friday, and
authorities were still seeking 30 other employees.

Those arrested during the raid of four McDonald's in Scottsdale,
Tempe and Mesa were being held on suspicion of identity theft. It
will take more time to determine whether any are illegal immigrants
as officials suspect, said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Deputies also searched a mansion in the tony Phoenix suburb of
Paradise Valley owned by Richard Coulston, who owns the
restaurants, Arpaio said. Coulston was not arrested.

It's a shame that Friday's arrests had to happen at the
fast-food restaurant, which is "more than just a business," Arpaio
said.

"It's an American institution," he said, adding, "a place that
my kids and yours could always count on for their first job ever.
That these McDonald's restaurants targeted in today's investigation
are giving jobs away to people using false IDs or perhaps working
here illegally is a shame."

One question that will certainly be asked is whether Sheriff Joe is profiling businesses that simply have lots of Latino workers as opposed to businesses he has genuine reason to believe are hiring illegally present immigrants. If that's the case, then expect some serious push back.