Arpaio stumps for Kansan who helped write measure
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Arizona's "Sheriff Joe" Arpaio, known for his tough stance on illegal immigration, defended his state's new immigration-enforcement law Tuesday as he stumped for the Kansas secretary of state candidate who helped write it.
The Maricopa County sheriff told nearly 2,000 Kansas Republicans gathered at a rally in suburban Kansas City for Kansas secretary of state candidate Kris Kobach that Arizona needs the law because the federal government isn't doing its job. He said the law will allow his state to protect its residents.
"You can have all the laws on the book, but have to enforce the laws on the books," he said, adding that law enforcement in Arizona is under political pressure to look the other way when it comes to illegal immigrants.
"I want someone to say if you jump the fence, you go to jail. No one will say that," he added.
Arpaio said he was stumping for Kobach "to make sure a good guy is elected."
Kobach helped write the Arizona law directs officers to question people about their immigration status during the enforcement of other laws such as traffic stops and if there's a reasonable suspicion they're in the U.S. illegally.
"This should send a very clear message, a message that people in Washington don't seem to get," Kobach said. "Illegal means illegal."
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3 comments:
Joe Arpaio is an American hero. We need a man like him for president instead of the communist muslim imposter we have now.
I agree "Illegal means illegal". What does Washington not understand about the meaning of the word "illegal"? Somebody needs an education on how to understand the meaning of words in an English dictionary.
Are you kidding??? They will never understand the English language.
Wonder if they have to press #1??
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