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Joe Arpaio: “Well, if you haven't done any crime, we don't go around grabbing people off the street corner because they look like…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
Well, if you haven't done any crime, we don't go around grabbing people off the street corner because they look like they're from another country. We don't do that.
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Joe Arpaio

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio responds to concerns about racial profiling under Arizona's new immigration law.

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