(Hey, that's a perfectly valid Democrat greeting)
Rick Romley was appointed to replaced Andrew Thomas mentioned below. This law means that not just the coyotes, but also the illegal aliens themselves, can be prosecuted because they participate in smuggling themselves. Now Romley refuses to follow the law!
Prosecution of migrant upheld by appeals court
Jul. 18, 2008
One day after Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced his office’s 750th successful prosecution under the 3-year-old human-smuggling law, the Arizona Court of Appeals upheld his interpretation of the law.
Thomas called the unanimous three-judge decision “intellectually courageous” and said that it would “no doubt upset many political and media elites” who disagree with his immigration policies. (snip)