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I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.

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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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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We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
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I'm not a computer guy. I have my Smith Corona. I would know nothing about computers.
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I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of 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 am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.
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I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, 'Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.' That's music to my ears.
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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 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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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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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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You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.
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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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I'm not interested in Vice President. I'm hanging around Arizona. I'm running again for Sheriff.
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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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Some people call me a publicity hound.
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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 have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.
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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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