Thread: Arpaio gets $25K for illegal immigration fight

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June 13, 2008
Arpaio gets $25K for illegal immigration fight

Nick R. Martin, Tribune

People donated more than $25,000 to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office last month following news that the governor had taken away some of the agency's funds to fight illegal immigration.


The figure, made public late Friday, shows that hundreds of people did what most loathe to do each year during tax time - give money to the government - largely because of the heated political debate over immigration issues.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said donations began pouring into the office after Gov. Janet Napolitano announced she was yanking $1.2 million in state grants to instead create a special squad to chase fugitive felons.

While the donations don't come close to making up the hole left by Napolitano - it comes out to about 2 percent of the total - Arpaio said they show how adamant the public is about the issue.

"I'm not asking for the money. I'm not even campaigning," Arpaio said. "But I can't take the check and rip it up when they give it to me."

"Just think if I campaigned for it," he said, adding the donations were closer to $30,000 now.

Because of the response, Arpaio's office last month set up a special hot line that tells people to send checks to his office marked "for illegal immigration."

The large majority of people who donated in May gave less than $250 to the sheriff's fund, according to county documents. The person who gave the most was Samuel Drewen of Glendale, whose gift was $3,845. Drewen could not be reached Friday for comment.

All of the donations will have to be approved by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday. County agencies typically have to report donations to the board every month, though few ever receive such gifts.

"Isn't it sad that the public has to come forward (with money)?" Arpaio said. "It makes me very disturbed and sad, to be honest."

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/118504

Thanks Sheriff Joe!!! Enforcing our Immigration Laws and Securing National Borders are not partisan, divisive, or polarizing issues! In current polls vast majority of United States Citizens want our Immigration Laws Enforced and our National Borders Secured. Politicians, such as Sheriff Joe, without their own or the Elitist Political "Contributor’s" self serving agenda support their citizens and not the Elitist "Contributors".

Gov. Janet Napolitano should follow Sheriff Joe's lead but of course she answers to her Elitist Political Contributors and supports their self serving agenda!

All of the donations will have to be approved by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday. County agencies typically have to report donations to the board every month, though few ever receive such gifts.




Let's see if they approve it. At this very moment Mary Rose Wilcox and her minions are looking for any reason NOT to approve the donations.....we can bet on it because that's just how it rolls out here.

They cashed my check after 2 weeks....I wrote for fighting illegal immigration in the memo.

Let's see if they approve it. At this very moment Mary Rose Wilcox and her minions are looking for any reason NOT to approve the donations.....we can bet on it because that's just how it rolls out here. Rolling Eyes

If they don't you can bet there will heck to pay and then they will realize the huge backlash.

Originally Posted by Dianer

They cashed my check after 2 weeks....I wrote for fighting illegal immigration in the memo.

I did too, and it sounds like it's still rolling in