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A sheriff in Ohio raised his profile by targeting illegal immigrants. Now Sheriff Richard Jones is pressing for a statewide law to require police to verify a person’s immigration status during routine stops. It’s generating some support among legislators � and fear among the state’s Latinos. The World’s Jason Margolis has the story.

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