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A look at LA Sheriff Lee Baca's legacy on immigration
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Jan 8, 2014
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A look at LA Sheriff Lee Baca's legacy on immigration
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has had a complicated relationship with immigrants in his jurisdiction. Although he is the son of an immigrant born in the Mexican state of Michoacan, he's been a controversial figure among immigrant advocates.
Claudia Rueda, front, 17, and Veronica Martinez, rear, 22, of Los Angeles are led away from the corner of Bauchet and Vignes where they were detained for unlawful assembly, Thursday, September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles Calif. A crowd of Trust Act supporters marched a short distance before stationing themselves on the corner in front of the Men's Central Jail in order to protest Sheriff Lee Baca and Secure Communities, which allows local police agencies to fingerprint and detain undocumented immigrants in jail.
Claudia Rueda, front, 17, and Veronica Martinez, rear, 22, of Los Angeles are led away from the corner of Bauchet and Vignes where they were detained for unlawful assembly, Thursday, September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles Calif. A crowd of Trust Act supporters marched a short distance before stationing themselves on the corner in front of the Men's Central Jail in order to protest Sheriff Lee Baca and Secure Communities, which allows local police agencies to fingerprint and detain undocumented immigrants in jail.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has had a complicated relationship with immigrants in his jurisdiction. Although he is the son of an immigrant born in the Mexican state of Michoacan, he's been a controversial figure among immigrant advocates.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has had a complicated relationship with immigrants in his jurisdiction. Although he is the son of an immigrant born in the Mexican state of Michoacan, he's been a controversial figure among immigrant advocates.

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KPCC immigration reporter Leslie Berestein-Rojas joins the show with more.