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10.13.2009 6:48 pm

One sheriff in Arizona is writing the playbook on immigration enforcement

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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One wonders when the so called free press of America is going to start touting the patriotic actions of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This man is doing more than any other law enforcement official in the entire United States to rid the country of illegal immigrants. This should be the job of the United States Federal Law enforcement people aided and abetted by every law enforcement official in the country. The job should be done by using the Sheriff’s playbook. It is way past time this patriotic law officer be officially recognized for his professionalism and for being a top notch patriot.

The rest of the legislators and Federal and many State law enforcement officers are being down right anti America and awful close to being traitorous to the country. Where are the news agencies, where are the CIA and the FBI and where is homeland defense? Why theses slugs are like the three monkey’s see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil! Except to try to downgrade and degrade the Sheriff! All the rest can’t find 14 million plus illegal immigrants and deride the Sheriff for doing a job they all should be doing instead of setting on their duff’s and either getting money from the public for their so-called news or getting Federal dollars in high paying government positions for doing nothing!

Billy J Montgomery

Waynesville

27 comments

Bill,

You expect different from the Federal Government? They deride Sheriff Arpaio because he stands for everything they despise. Personal responsibility, law enforcement using the laws as written. The Fed is upset because he is showing them how useless they really are. Keep in mind I’m not talking about the border patrol agents but their superiors (superior only in their own minds) in Washington.

Go Sheriff Joe, keep up the good work!!!

— James R
7:11 pm October 13th, 2009

There are few patriots in Washington DC but the Sheriff is Patriot #1!

This country is in real trouble and we have so few gutty people representing real Americans!

— superdave
8:38 pm October 13th, 2009

Johm McCain, a Senator from Arizona, also wishes the Sheriff would stop enforces Immigration Laws. John McCain also lost the election. I wonder why?

— gene r
12:00 am October 14th, 2009

Sheriff Joe is enemy number one of the Div. of Homeland Security. Stop and ask yourself……WHY?

— Amazedbythelunacy
8:53 am October 14th, 2009

Illegal immigration = Cottage industry for the Federal Govt.

— SoCoBoy
9:56 am October 14th, 2009

Sheriff Joe Arpaio is an aberration. Imagine, an elected official with the integrity to actually uphold his oath to serve and defend the citizens and taxpayers. What a quaint notion! His example is a danger to politicians nationwide.

The next thing you know people will start asking why Washington is enabling the invasion of the USA by an army of millions of unknown aliens. The federal bureaucracy exports jobs and capital while it imports disease, crime, and drug dependency. And the government worshipers love it.

And, NO, the Republicans doing it doesn’t make it ok for the Democrats, nor vice versa. The oath of office is to people, not party.

— A#
10:15 am October 14th, 2009

Sheriff Joe for President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— magnum
10:33 am October 14th, 2009

UberDave… Please explain what a `real American’ is? Would that be restricted to an American Indian? Is that what you mean by a `real American?’ Or could the definition be so side as to include a resident of Uruguay or Panama? You really should learn to have clear in your mind what you mean before you hit the keys like some caffeine-infused chimpanzee, Uber. I know it’s hard for you to avoid the typical behavior of the right, but you really should try.

— EJ Rotert
11:10 am October 14th, 2009

Here are sections from a letter written to Attorney General Holder and Homeland Secretary Napolitano, concerning Sherriff Arpaio’s disturbing lack of regard for U.S. Hispanic Spanish speaking peoples legal civil rights, written by the Chairmen/Chairwoman of the Committee on the Judiciary, the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law.

“Arpaio ordered his deputies to scour Latino neighborhoods in his jurisdiction to search for undocumented immigrants…accepted notions of probable cause have been replaced by an analysis solely on their brown skin and Spanish accents…members of the Latino community feel under siege.”

“On Feb. 4, after making sure to alert the media, Arpaio reportedly paraded approx. 200 suspected illegal immigrants in shackles to a segregated area of his tent city…the New York Times described this conduct as ritual humiliation…men who Arpaio is displaying like trophies are in pretrial detention, not having been convicted of any crime.”

A few thigs stand out in this letter:
-Probable cause have been replaced by an analysis solely on their brown skin and Spanish accents.
-After making sure to alert the media.
-Men who Arpaio is displaying like trophies are in pretrial detention, not having been convicted of any crime

Are these the actions of a man you want to exemplify as a hero and a Great American?

judiciary.house.gov/news/pdfs/Committee090212.pdf -

— Gary mac
11:44 am October 14th, 2009

I find it bemusing, as opposed to amusing, to read the comments from you good ole’ boys complimenting Arpaio from afar….as someone who resides just north of Maricopa County, let me set the record straight….Arpaio has cost the citizens of Maricopa County many millions of dollars as the result of lawsuits, usually concerning civil rights violations….Phoenix has virtually one murder per night, as well as other violent crimes, but Sheriff Joe has made it his personal crusade by using racial profiling to further his personal vendetta..he is detested by virtually every other law enforcement professional in the area….the man is an egomaniac, but don’t let the facts get in your way, boys….

— bloodhoundbob
11:44 am October 14th, 2009

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