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I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.

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
Enforcing
Compassion
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Law
People
Overrides

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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 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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Some people call me a publicity hound.
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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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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.
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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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You know why you have to give [Donald] Trump credit, whether you don't like him or not? He opened the door.Now there's a lot of talk about immigration. That's good. Nobody wanted to talk about it.
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I don't bow down to the federal government.
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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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You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.
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Look at Israel. Israel is a great country for examples on how to do security.
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I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.
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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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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 don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically.
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I love the president Donald Trump. He supports law enforcement and I'm very humbled. I said publicly, recently, pardon or no pardon, I will be with him until the end.
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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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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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I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.
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