Joe Arpaio
Joe Arpaio
Joseph Michael "Joe" Arpaiohas, since 1993, been the elected Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth14 June 1932
CountryUnited States of America
care coming force full problem town
We're coming into this town full force and we're going to take care of this problem like we did the drug and the graffiti problem.
thinking immigration problem
I think [ immigration] is still is a problem, whether it's 11 million or 2 million. Why is it - why have the situation decreased? Are we going to say because of the crackdown or are we going to say that the jobs are not here?
problem making-money
I just came back from - with Trump when I endorsed him in Iowa, in Marshalltown, a little town - 27,000 - have a lot of Hispanics working there from Mexico in a private business, so they're still here. I'm not saying they're here illegally but they still come and they work, make money for their families, send the money back to Mexico or whatever, so it's a big problem.
problem deficiency ifs
We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.
card concerned dedicated deputies evidence race throw washington
When we go to court, they are going to have to come up with all the evidence where they are accusing me and my dedicated deputies of racial profiling. It's always easy to throw the race card in there and that's what they're doing in Washington today, that they're concerned about racial profiling.
enforce illegal including
I will continue to enforce all the laws, including illegal immigration. Nothing changes.
arrest illegal liked
I would have liked to see where we would have the authority to arrest illegal aliens just by being here illegally and book them into our jails, but that's not going to happen.
bring unpleasant
I want to make this place so unpleasant that they won't even think about doing something that could bring them back.
dark people quit report vote voting
I'm elected. I don't report to any politician. I report to the people. If I had to report to any politician, I'd quit tomorrow. I'm not tall, dark and handsome. They don't vote for me because I look like a movie star. I can't get that vote. People keep voting for me because they like what I do.
design
It's a design flaw, ... A little flaw, but they latched on to it.
call check lower probable
So you don't speak English, you have no ID, you can't tell where you're from... that's suspicion, it's lower than probable cause. And then we have a right to call immigration and check you out.
coffee dollars half million saved switched took
We took away coffee, that saved $150,000 a year. Why do you need coffee in jail? ... Switched to bologna sandwiches, that saved half a million dollars a year.
arrest authority everybody gives involved rely situation
We may need some clarification, but it gives me the authority now to arrest everybody involved in that situation and not have to rely on the feds,
funnier home
I'm working on Leno. He's from my home state, Massachusetts. And my home country, Italy. I said, 'Hey, Jay, why don't you have me on your show? Afraid I'll be funnier than you?'