Joe Arpaio Quotes

I was stationed in Turkey, Mexico City, South America, Texas, Arizona, so I do know where the Mexican-U.S. border is.

Joe Arpaio

• America
• City
• Texas

I would hope to get together with the Latino community, if I could ever have them talk to me without screaming and threatening me. So I hope to get together with the community and try to explain what we do, so that's going to be one of my missions coming up.

Joe Arpaio

• Up
• Together
• Hope

So you don't speak English, you have no ID, you can't tell where you're from... that's suspicion, it's lower than probable cause. And then we have a right to call immigration and check you out.

Joe Arpaio

• English
• Immigration

The Mexicans bowed down when we talked about removing their foreign aid, and then they began cooperating with our country.

Joe Arpaio

• Country

I was a cop in the Las Vegas Police Department in 1957. I was very young when I joined. But then I became a federal narcotics agent after that, in Vegas, and that propelled me into my future to fight the drug traffickers.

Joe Arpaio

• Future
• Police
• Drug

I'm an equal-opportunity law-enforcement guy - I lock everybody up.

Joe Arpaio

• Up
• Guy
• Opportunity

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

• Long
• Law
• Stop

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

• Nice

We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.

Joe Arpaio