The law is there. I'm enforcing it. And maybe the federal government ought to start locking up these illegals, because there is a federal law, up to six months in jail, a misdemeanor.
Sheriff Arpaio defends his enforcement of state immigration laws and criticizes federal inaction.
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This is a critical area, 2,000-mile border, for terrorism. We are fighting terrorism in the Middle East. Why don't we take care of our own border and help the Mexicans with every resource we have other than just money?
They should go to jail and do their time if they're convicted, and then we turn them over to ICE.
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