Arpaio to Calif.: I Call Them Illegal Aliens

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Updated: Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011, 7:56 AM MST
Published : Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011, 5:20 AM MST

YORBA LINDA, Calif. - Sheriff Joe Arpaio was in California Tuesday night, where he was invited to speak to hundreds of people at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda.

About 300 people showed up to hear the sheriff speak.

There is normally a large crowd of protesters wherever Arpaio goes, but he was surprised at the lack of protesters Tuesday night.

Arpaio talked about illegal immigration in Arizona and California.

"That the government that I work for 32 years is going after this sheriff because they don't like me locking up illegal aliens. I don't call them undocumented. I call them illegal aliens,â€