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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Joe Arpaio, born on June 14, 1932, is an American law enforcement officer. He served as the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, and is known for his tough stance on law enforcement.

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“We do have freedom of speech, but if you say the wrong word, it looks like it makes headlines. So everybody has to be very careful.”

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“You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.”

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“I don't think Donald Trump is afraid of journalists. If he was, he wouldn't be on the TV every hour on the hour.”

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“If you mention what he said about rapists from Mexico, there are some that come over - I can prove that with how many I have in the jail system - but I don't think Donald Trump meant that everybody coming over are rapists. Come on, he knows that and I know that.”

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“If they [mexicans] cross the border, I think, and they are violating the law, then that word criminal does connect with that violation, so if they're violating the law, I guess you can call them criminals. We call everybody else criminals that violate the law.”

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“If I'm hated, okay. I don't believe that.”

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“I take risks, if you want to call it a risk. All the people running for president, last time, you know, they all came to visit me or meet me. They all wanted my endorsement and I endorsed [Rick] Perry at that time. He wasn't that well-liked either, but you have to do what you have to do.”

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“I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.”

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“In the old days when I was enforcing illegal immigration laws, when I had the authority from the 287G, everybody accused me that 100,000 people from foreign countries left town. They either went back to where they came from or whatever. So if this little old sheriff can cause, if you want to believe it, many, many people leaving and going back to their country, why can't you do that nationwide?”

“If you come across illegal aliens committing crimes, other crimes, you deport them.”

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“I don't care where [Ted] Cruz comes from. I don't care where the President comes from. Day one, I opened an investigation on a fraudulent government Hawaii document, period, on a birth certificate, so if you can say Cruz has fake documents, okay.”

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“Let [Ted] Cruz - let the people go to the courts and see if he's here legitimately. I don't know. I'm not going to get into that.”

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“We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.”

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“I would hope to get together with the Latino community, if I could ever have them talk to me without screaming and threatening me. So I hope to get together with the community and try to explain what we do, so that's going to be one of my missions coming up.”

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“If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.”

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Born: June 14, 1932
Known for: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Quotes: 67

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