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NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa asks a simple question: “Is a hard-line sheriff crossing the line when it comes to immigration enforcement?”
The answer will vary greatly depending on whom you ask and what their opionion is on the hot-button issue that is; illegal immigration.
Joe Arpaio is by far the most controversial figure in the illegal immigration debate. As the longtime sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County he has pursued an aggressive hard line against undocumented immigrants. His tactics, his detractors would call them antics have garnered him national and international attention.
My take is that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is nothing more than a bully, a man who likes the attention and the limelight and prone to engaging in racial profiling. I also think his days are numbered and he’ll soon be gone.
Here are some facts about Sheriff Joe:
Goldwater Institute – policy report, Mission Unaccomplished: The Misplaced Priorities of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, takes a candid look at what the Sheriff’s Office is doing and provides recommendations on how MCSO and other police agencies can provide more effective and efficient law enforcement services.
“The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with the important job of keeping crime rates low,” said Clint Bolick, author of the report and Goldwater Institute litigation director. “Judged by its own statistics, MCSO appears to be falling seriously short of fulfilling its core law enforcement duties.”
Americas Voice has more facts about Sheriff Joe, the Bull Conner of our day.
