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 Read Quote
I have compassion, I’ve told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
I’m elected. I don’t report to any politician. I report to the people. If I had to report to any politician, I’d quit tomorrow. I’m not tall, dark and handsome. They don’t vote for me because I look like a movie star. I can’t get that vote. People keep voting for me because they like what I do. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
I would have liked to see where we would have the authority to arrest illegal aliens just by being here illegally and book them into our jails, but that’s not going to happen. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
The Mexicans bowed down when we talked about removing their foreign aid, and then they began cooperating with our country. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
This is a great country. You’re trying to tell me we can’t keep people from coming into our country if we really had the desire to do it? I don’t buy it. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
I needed a place to put the dogs. The prisoners ruined the jail, so I put the prisoners in the tents and I had a nice place to put the dogs. We treat the cats nice too, and horses. I have the inmates take care of the animals. It’s therapy too, you see. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
I want to go to Mexico. I’ve been stonewalled, so far, by federal officials. I want to go to Mexico, and I want to meet with the top Mexican officials. I want to tell them my past experience and what I can do here as Sheriff to help them get better intelligence and communications on the drug thing, not the illegal immigration thing. Joe Arpaio Read Quote
