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I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.

Joe Arpaio

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Joe Arpaio
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: June 14
Politician
Sheriff
Springfield
Massachusetts
Joseph M. Arpaio
Joseph Michael Arpaio
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A ‘liberal paradise’ would be a place where everybody has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive health care, free education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free utilities and only law enforcement personnel have guns. And, believe it or not, such a liberal utopia does indeed exist. ... It’s called prison.
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Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days.
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I was taught to work hard and to be honest, and that's what I try to do, so that's it.
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Everything I did in the jails - chain gangs, everything - I haven't changed the policy. I did it, I stand by it, and I'm not going to change.
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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 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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It takes a lot of work to do this every day, every day, but I feel, as a sheriff, I should get to know my people. I serve them. They don't serve me. I serve them. They're my bosses, and the more people I can see and talk to, I love it.
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I can get along great with the Hispanics. In fact, I sure would like to meet them, even the politicians, maybe in the back room or whatever, have a couple of beers and try to explain. But they need to understand that I enforce the laws. I want to listen to them and hear their problems. I want them to tell me what their problems are.
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The young people when I go to McDonald's, the Hispanic clerks will come by, 'Sheriff, can we have a picture?' over and over again. At least they want a picture with me.
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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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I just can't surrender. I can't start something and then surrender because of political reasons. I just don't do that, and that goes back to me, why I keep running when I should probably take it easy, even though I have no hobbies, and enjoy the rest of my life.
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I even used to stop vehicles going through stop signs, even though I was walking.
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I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.
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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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There's a lot of other [than Donald Trump] people that say things you may call insulting, but no one seems to care about that.
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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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I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me.
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But believe me, there's a lot I'd like to say - but I don't think the time is right now.
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I think it doesn't matter what color you are. Everybody is getting the - getting the stick, and I'm sure Trump feels the same way.
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I don't rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I'm out there.
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