Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has gotten national attention for his high profile "crime suppression" sweeps which he uses as anti-immigrant sweeps, flooding Hispanic neighborhoods looking for undocumented immigrants. Some in Maricopa County praise the sheriff for the sweeps. Others in the county, including the mayor of Phoenix, condemn him for the sweeps, calling them racist and racial profiling.

The sweeps have also gotten lots of national attention, including the attention of civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton.

Rev. Sharpton came to Phoenix this week to protest the sweeps and join the chorus of voices condemning the sweeps.

There were demonstrations against Sharpton and Arpaio at their respective venues during Sharpton's visit.