Posted on 12/19/2008 7:09:59 AM PST by raybbr
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says scrutiny of racial and ethnic profiling by incoming President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will not deter his get-tough approach to illegal immigration.
“I’m not stopping,” said Arpaio. The Republican sheriff said he plans to continue crime sweeps and raids aimed at illegal immigrants and businesses that employ them.
The Obama administration and Holder are expected to increase the focus on racial and ethnic profiling by police. Critics of Arpaio’s immigration enforcement argue the sheriff’s office targets Hispanics and such actions take away from more serious investigations.
Arpaio said his immigration sweeps are nondiscriminatory and if people have complaints they can contact federal authorities. “Go ahead and take them to the FBI,” said Arpaio, who just won reelection to a fifth term.
Arpaio said another immigration sweep will soon occur.
The U.S. Justice Department under Obama is expected to put a greater focus on discrimination, corporate corruption and consumer protection cases compared with the Bush administration’s priorities in national security, child pornography, sex rings and immigration.
Public opinion polls generally show support in Maricopa County for Arpaio’s get-tough policies.
There are an estimated 579,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona, most coming from Mexico, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. The U.S. recession and housing troubles have reduced the flow of migrants and sent some undocumented workers back to that country.
Arizona also is a key entry point into the U.S. for drug traffickers and other smugglers as northern Mexico cities are besieged by drug cartels, which reach into the Phoenix area with gun purchases and other activity.
God Bless Sheriff Arpaio!!
I LOVE Sheriff JOE ARPAIO!!
WE brought him to Chicago in August of this year he was FABULOUS!!
Do we have to have Holder?
Can’t Senate Republicans, RNC and a few 527’s persuede the Blanche Lincoln’s and othe Vulnerable Dems to pass on this one?
Atleast 4 Dem Senators will be newly appointed. Maybe they won’t do so well under a full court press.
LOL gotta love Joe.
Joe should run for president.
Oh, well, it’s not like it would have been any different if Juan McAmnesty had won....
illegal immigration.... I LOVE Sheriff Joe Arpaio Ping!!
Unless the ‘Rat Congress repeals the IIRIRA....
The use of racial profiling to hinder law enforcement is one of the biggest scams around, and especially in Arizona in connection with illegal immigration. Where else would the sheriff look for illegal immigrants in Arizona: on some Indian reservation, or perhaps in African American neighborhoods or the affluent suburbs? Where is he most likely to find illegals? Racial profiling complaints attempt mostly to eliminate common sense from law enforcement.
ROGER THAT!
Joe won election for a 5th time, yet our beloved RINO limp-wrists and traitors have taken a pounding for the past two years. Nope. Nothing to learn from this.
W T G Joe! Challenge this ‘Illegal” president at every opportunity.
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will not deter his get-tough approach to illegal immigration.
I like the sound of that.
Racial profiling complaints attempt mostly to eliminate common sense from law enforcement.
Common sense? By concentrating his searches for illegals among the Latin American Undocumented Worker population, Sheriff Joe is ignoring the many thousands of Norwegian illegal aliens who have flooded into Arizona. They are underground right now, but as their numbers increase they will go a-Viking for sure.
They can't even speak Spanish. The bastards.
Not only Norwegians in Arizona, but thousands of illegal White Rednecks have crossed the Southern Border and settled here in Western North Carolina. And to make it worse, we all speak English!!!
This country would be alot better off if there were more Joe Arpiao’s out there.
How about some credit for the 500 miles of new fencing completed? That's pretty good. I read an article a few days ago about an illegal who was trying to get back into the US after being deported. He walked for 6 days before giving up. That fence is making a difference.
“Critics of Arpaio’s immigration enforcement argue the sheriff’s office targets Hispanics...”
Everyone who is arrested gets their immigration status checked. No exceptions. If most immigration holds are placed on Hispanic inmates, that’s not due to some brown-o-meter being used at the intake facility.
Phoenix is now the kidnapping capital of the US. And of course, that is all the fault of the illegal Norwegians.
“...sheriff’s office targets Hispanics and such actions take away from more serious investigations.”
What could be more serious than your country being invaded, quislings?
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