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Sheriff Joe Arpaio for President?

By | 09.09.10 | 11:47 am

Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will head to New Hampshire Sunday to headline the Nashua Republican City Committee lunch, fueling speculation that he hopes to run for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2012, the CNN reported today. Arpaio’s spokesman didn’t exactly shoot down the idea: “People More…

Where Should We House Secure Communities Detainees?

By | 07.19.10 | 1:12 pm

One of the major problems with Secure Communities, an information-sharing program between federal and local law enforcement to catch illegal immigrants, is that it creates a surge in the number of people to be detained by federal authorities — and the feds don’t always have the facilities to More…

McCain Opponent Fundraises for Possible Senate Race

By | 11.24.09 | 2:33 pm

Via Brian Faughnan, here’s former Rep. J.D. Hayworth testing the waters for a 2010 challenge to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

There is something you can do right now…you will find attached an invitation to an event scheduled for Dec. 5, featuring Joe Arpaio, “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” “Sheriff Joe” has

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‘Governor Joe’ Arpaio?

By | 11.23.09 | 4:38 pm

Here are some stark — if not entirely surprising — numbers from the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the 2010 Arizona gubernatorial race. Out of four potential Republican contenders, anti-illegal immigration crusader and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the only one who leads the likely Democratic More…

Tale of Two Joes: Arpaio Meets With Biden

By | 11.16.09 | 3:15 pm

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio tweeted this morning that he’d met with Vice President Joe Biden, who was in Phoenix fundraising for Democratic members of Congress who could face tough Republican challengers in 2010. Biden was also touting the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Dobbs’ Departure Makes Sheriff Joe Sad

By | 11.12.09 | 2:27 pm

Earlier today, Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio weighed in via Twitter on fellow anti-illegal immigration crusader Lou Dobbs’ announcement that he was resigning from CNN.

Sheriff Arpaio Claims He Can Arrest Illegal Immigrants Even Without Federal Authority

By | 10.16.09 | 3:36 pm

Unhappy that the federal government took away some of his powers to enforce immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona last week cited a non-existent law to support his claim that he can continue to arrest illegal immigrants on the street anyway, The Arizona Republic reports.

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Sheriff Joe Loses Some of His Immigration Enforcement Powers

By | 10.06.09 | 4:39 pm

Looks like Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., has lost some of his authority to arrest people he suspects are illegal immigrants. Under the controversial 287(g) program of the immigration law, Arpaio was one of many local sheriffs who were empowered to enforce federal immigration laws. Comments More…

Immigration Program Expands, Despite Abuse Record

By | 07.23.09 | 6:00 am

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has made a name for himself using controversial tactics targeting illegal immigrants in Arizona. The chief law enforcement officer of Maricopa County and author of the book “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Arpaio boasts that he’s arrested some 30,000 undocumented immigrants, many More…