Posted on 02/10/2010 1:06:47 PM PST by pissant
I heard the Sheriff being interviewed on the radio yesterday. My understanding was that Joe concluded that there are two Arizona State statutes under which he can enforce immigration law. He did not mention attempting to enforce Federal law.
The two Arizona laws involve trafficking in people and employer responsibilities.
Sheriff Joe BUMP!
“amid a slew of complaints that the controversial sheriff was using racial profiling techniques to round up suspected illegal immigrants.”
Yes, focusing on race will cause him to miss all those Irish and Swedish illegals that flood into his county.
Come on gardengirl,
It isn’t just Mexicans,
Here in Floriduh we have illegal, Guatamalans, Hondurans, Cubans, Haitians, Russians, Canadians, Chineese, Africans, Asians, and in a lot of places some real outer space aliens,
Amazing...a local sheriff with a solid national following ;-)
Late Update: A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency of DHS, tells TPMmuckraker in a statement:
Sheriff Arpaio’s efforts to conduct immigration enforcement actions do not derive from any ICE-delegated federal authority. ICE has no engagement in MCSO’s operations outside of our standard procedures of responding to a local law enforcement agency’s request for assistance.
Sounds like a fine truce. If ICE is going to sit on their hands, then stay out of Joe’s way.
Few things illustrate better how unserious the Feds are about immigration enforcement than this. 85% of illegal aliens are Latino. Arizona has a border with Mexico.
So, what you gonna look for? Blond Norwegians? The only people whining about racial profiling in the Arizona situation are people who want no immigration laws enforced.
GO, JOE!
Bingo!
May God bless Joe Arpaio.
May God stop those hindering Joe’s efforts.
For the very valid reason that he is enforcing the laws the leftist dominated feds REFUSE to enforce.
Exactly.
I thought Joe was out west somewhere?
Nothing against Mexicans, jsut saying about the profiling. If the puzzle piece doesn’t fit, it probably doesn’t belong to that particular puzzle.
Oh no! It's unexpected!
I want to vote for Joe. Lord please make it happen.
Sheriff Joe is a real American!!
Not to mention illegal Saudis (9/11 ring a bell?), Syrians, Iranians, Iraqis, Somalis, Palestinians, Afghans, Jordanians, Kuwaitees, Nigerians - it's a regular illegal alien United Nations within the United States of America - and yet those who've been elected to lead us go after......ta dah......America's hero Sheriff Joe???????
Priorities of our nations politicians are bass ackwards and just WRONG!
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