I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me. Joe Arpaio More Quotes by Joe Arpaio More Quotes From Joe Arpaio A ‘liberal paradise’ would be a place where everybody has guaranteed employment, free comprehensive health care, free education, free food, free housing, free clothing, free utilities and only law enforcement personnel have guns. And, believe it or not, such a liberal utopia does indeed exist. ... It’s called prison. Joe Arpaio educationfoodbelieve Maybe today you could have shot anybody and get away with it. So there's many times, I could have killed people. Legally, I could have killed many people, especially working undercover. Joe Arpaio shotstodaypeople If you come across illegal aliens committing crimes, other crimes, you deport them. Joe Arpaio illegalcrimealiens 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. Joe Arpaio mexicoiowalittles If they [mexicans] cross the border, I think, and they are violating the law, then that word criminal does connect with that violation, so if they're violating the law, I guess you can call them criminals. We call everybody else criminals that violate the law. Joe Arpaio criminalslawthinking I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up. Joe Arpaio guylawopportunity If you mention what he said about rapists from Mexico, there are some that come over - I can prove that with how many I have in the jail system - but I don't think Donald Trump meant that everybody coming over are rapists. Come on, he knows that and I know that. Joe Arpaio mexicojailthinking I think it doesn't matter what color you are. Everybody is getting the - getting the stick, and I'm sure Trump feels the same way. Joe Arpaio colormatterthinking You go to London, you see a TV set in every cell and the sign up that all the officers must treat prisoners with dignity. What about your dedicated soldiers that have helped fight in Afghanistan and Iraq? They're living in tents and our soldiers are living in tents. So it's OK for soldiers to live in tents, in hot tents, but it's wrong for inmates? Joe Arpaio iraqcellsfighting This is the sheriff you’re talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me from cracking down on illegal immigration as long as the laws are there. Joe Arpaio gunlawtalking I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government. Joe Arpaio surrendergovernmentresponsibility Everything I did in the jails - chain gangs, everything - I haven't changed the policy. I did it, I stand by it, and I'm not going to change. Joe Arpaio gangchainsjail We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any. Joe Arpaio deficiencyproblemifs When you see a white guy at three in the morning on your beat in an alley, you kind of - "What's this guy doing here?" Joe Arpaio guywhitemorning The day I leave, you won't know how to pronounce my name. You could care less about me, and I should be dead and buried because there's not one media that will come and remember who Joe Arpaio is. That's the way it is in politics. Joe Arpaio mediacarenames I don't use e-mail or u-mail or whatever it's called. Joe Arpaio mailuse I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, 'Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.' That's music to my ears. Joe Arpaio hatethank-youpeople If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy. Joe Arpaio impactstrongamerica I don't bow down to the federal government. Joe Arpaio federal-governmentbowsgovernment I have compassion, I've told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion. Joe Arpaio compassionlawpeople
