'Sheriff Joe' To Arrest Anyone Who Can't Show I.D.

Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands.

[Okbuilder]

Sheriff, you da man....

[Captain Jack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch... I love JOE!

[gagirl56]

My hero --- heart flutter, heart flutter!! GO JOE!!

[Supporter of THE LAW]

Way to go Sheriff Joe !!!

[proudredneck]

When God created Great Sheriffs He did so in Maricopa County and called him 'Joe'.

[Letmehelp-too]

We need more like this Sheriff!

[Tarantulas]

This article is wrong for so many reasons...

1. It talks about the "steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona." There are all nationalities of illegal aliens flowing into our state, not just Mexicans. A recent article in a local newspaper said there's even a heirarchy of workers based on national origin. Illegal Mexicans tend to take the higher-paying roofer jobs, while unskilled Salvadorans are stuck doing landscaping. It's not just Mexicans who come here illegally.

2. "Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident." This language sounds like the "immigrant roundup" phrase that some of the open borders folks are using. Actually, the Sheriff sets up Saturated Patrols where Deputies and Posse members look for traffic violations or equipment problems that establish Probable Cause to pull over the driver. Deputies are specially trained in immigration law so they can recognize illegal aliens. Arizona's anti-human-smuggling law makes the smugglers equally guilty with those they smuggle, so all illegals go to jail. Those who plead guilty in court to violating the law are given a short jail sentence and turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. Those who plead innocent in court to violating the law are usually convicted anyway, after which they are given a LONGER jail sentence and are STILL turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. That's how it works.

3. "But Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor and longtime Hispanic activist says, "All he is doing is going after everybody with a brown face. There's no doubt in my mind that this is racial profiling. None."" In 2004, Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband illegally demolished a 105-year-old home that was on the City of Phoenix's historic preservation list. It was next door to their Mexican restaurant, El Portal. They managed to avoid prosecution for the crime by paying a settlement, including a $10,000 donation to the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office. She "is a fourth generation Arizona native from a pioneer Mexican-American family." She is an open-borders advocate, and her lie about racial profiling is to be expected.

[Tarantulas]

4. "Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said the sheriff's "made-for-TV stunts" have not stopped illegal immigration and violate the basic civil rights afforded all people in the United States. "It's a single standard," Gordon said. "If you're brown, you're going to be pulled over, and if you're white, you're not. It's as simple as that."" This is another lie. I have read testimonials from Hispanics who drove through the Saturated Patrol area and were not pulled over. But they drove reasonably and their vehicles were legal, so there was no Probable Cause to stop them. Over half of those arrested during the patrols are not illegal aliens, but Filoberto Gordon wouldn't bother to say that. Because of him, Phoenix has become a sanctuary city for illegals.

5. "The mayor said Arpaio's tactics have not reduced crime in the region or curbed illegal immigration. Instead, Gordon says the sheriff has soured community relations and sparked fear among Hispanic citizens and immigrants." Gordon says this like it's a bad thing. Actually, it's not. One of his justifications for allowing the illegals to live among us without penalties is that if we start arresting and deporting them, the illegals who remain will not report crimes to the police for fear of being deported themselves. But we would need to determine first how many crimes these illegals report in the first place. After all, they committed a crime when they entered the country illegally, so why would they bother to become law-abiding now? We need to cut the illegals off from community relations and spark the fear of arrest in them. That has proven to be an incentive for self-deportation. In other words, the Sheriff's policies work.

This article is very disappointing, since it comes from an alleged reputable news source. But I suppose we can't expect much from an organization who refuses to use the word "terrorists" when referring to the 9/11 hijackers.

[Tarantulas]

This article is wrong for so many reasons...

1. It talks about the "steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona." There are all nationalities of illegal aliens flowing into our state, not just Mexicans. A recent article in a local newspaper said there's even a heirarchy of workers based on national origin. Illegal Mexicans tend to take the higher-paying roofer jobs, while unskilled Salvadorans are stuck doing landscaping. It's not just Mexicans who come here illegally.

2. "Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident." This language sounds like the "immigrant roundup" phrase that some of the open borders folks are using. Actually, the Sheriff sets up Saturated Patrols where Deputies and Posse members look for traffic violations or equipment problems that establish Probable Cause to pull over the driver. Deputies are specially trained in immigration law so they can recognize illegal aliens. Arizona's anti-human-smuggling law makes the smugglers equally guilty with those they smuggle, so all illegals go to jail. Those who plead guilty in court to violating the law are given a short jail sentence and turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. Those who plead innocent in court to violating the law are usually convicted anyway, after which they are given a LONGER jail sentence and are STILL turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. That's how it works.

3. "But Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor and longtime Hispanic activist says, "All he is doing is going after everybody with a brown face. There's no doubt in my mind that this is racial profiling. None."" In 2004, Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband illegally demolished a 105-year-old home that was on the City of Phoenix's historic preservation list. It was next door to their Mexican restaurant, El Portal. They managed to avoid prosecution for the crime by paying a settlement, including a $10,000 donation to the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office. She "is a fourth generation Arizona native from a pioneer Mexican-American family." She is an open-borders advocate, and her lie about racial profiling is to be expected.

[Tarantulas]

I apologize for the double post.

[plopsdad]

Tarantulas wrote:

This article is wrong for so many reasons...
1. It talks about the "steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona." There are all nationalities of illegal aliens flowing into our state, not just Mexicans. A recent article in a local newspaper said there's even a heirarchy of workers based on national origin. Illegal Mexicans tend to take the higher-paying roofer jobs, while unskilled Salvadorans are stuck doing landscaping. It's not just Mexicans who come here illegally.
2. "Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident." This language sounds like the "immigrant roundup" phrase that some of the open borders folks are using. Actually, the Sheriff sets up Saturated Patrols where Deputies and Posse members look for traffic violations or equipment problems that establish Probable Cause to pull over the driver. Deputies are specially trained in immigration law so they can recognize illegal aliens. Arizona's anti-human-smuggling law makes the smugglers equally guilty with those they smuggle, so all illegals go to jail. Those who plead guilty in court to violating the law are given a short jail sentence and turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. Those who plead innocent in court to violating the law are usually convicted anyway, after which they are given a LONGER jail sentence and are STILL turned over to the Border Patrol for deportation. That's how it works.
3. "But Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor and longtime Hispanic activist says, "All he is doing is going after everybody with a brown face. There's no doubt in my mind that this is racial profiling. None."" In 2004, Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband illegally demolished a 105-year-old home that was on the City of Phoenix's historic preservation list. It was next door to their Mexican restaurant, El Portal. They managed to avoid prosecution for the crime by paying a settlement, including a $10,000 donation to the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office. She "is a fourth generation Arizona native from a pioneer Mexican-American family." She is an open-borders advocate, and her lie about racial profiling is to be expected.

So enforcing immigration laws is bad?

[b4its2late]

America is behind you Joe. Well maybe not the racist hispanics but all others are behind you! Keep doing what you are doing.

[proudredneck]

...'I apologize for the double post'...
Never apologize for telling the truth...twice!

[gagirl56]

proudredneck wrote:

...'I apologize for the double post'...
Never apologize for telling the truth...twice!

We agree on this, Proud!! LOL

[Joes Book Release]

Freakin hilarious. All these headlines lately about this guy. Many of the controversial statements he is making are to get more publicity for the book he just released.

Sherriff Joe wants to make a buck off you.

[so funny]

Joes Book Release wrote:

Freakin hilarious. All these headlines lately about this guy. Many of the controversial statements he is making are to get more publicity for the book he just released.
Sherriff Joe wants to make a buck off you.

lol my thoughts exactly!

[Kulturkampf]

I hope he goes to one of those copycat counties and forget his ID. Of course, we know only nonwhites are being stopped (wink wink).

[so funny]

lol yep.. I hear ya!

[Tarantulas]

plopsdad wrote:

So enforcing immigration laws is bad?

Enforcing immigration laws is good. The Sheriff is enforcing Arizona state law which makes it a crime to smuggle illegals into the country. The Reuters article makes it sound like his people are using racial profiling to arrest people, but they aren't.

[Kulturkampf]

Crazy Joe is like a bad infommercial. Promises a lot, and you're ripped off every time.

Are there ANY good infommercials? Probably not. Therefore, Ricochet Arpaio sticks to the script.