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Coyote Country

On the hunt for Arizona's illegal aliens with the Police Women of Maricopa County.

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Of course, the viewer can't tell for sure whether Detective Smith pulled her van over merely because the driver was Latino. But it sure looks that way on TV. Next season, Police Women will be shooting in Memphis, so we won't find out how the new immigration law affects Smith and Bocardo. One can only assume that they'll still be sitting on their perch above Bush Highway and waiting for suspicious vehicles to pass by. Now they'll just have an excuse to pull over more of them.

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Jessica Grose is the author of the novel Sad Desk Salad, co-author of Love-Mom, and a regular Slate contributor.