On the recordJuly 29, 2010
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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Joe Arpaio
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Arpaio: “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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Arpaio explains his stance on illegal immigrants being jailed for violations before being handed over to federal authorities.
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I'm not going to change my policy. I serve the 3.2 million people. I don't serve Amnesty International, Civil Liberties and all these do-good organizations.
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