Thread: Sheriff Joe Arpaio's latest act of defiance

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Advocates to protest immigration policies
by Daniel González - Jan. 12, 2010 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

Immigrants-rights advocates are planning a large-scale protest this Saturday to pressure the Obama administration to end an agreement that lets the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office check the immigration status of people booked into its jails.

Organizers say the agreement has emboldened individual police officers in the Valley to engage in racial profiling by arresting Latinos for minor crimes in order to check their immigration status. In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security took away Sheriff Joe Arpaio's power to arrest illegal immigrants under a revised agreement that still lets jail officials enforce immigration laws.

"It's a de facto deportation machine," Salvador Reza said of the jail agreement. He is one of the organizers of Saturday's protest at Falcon Park in west Phoenix.

Reza said he expects 10,000 to 20,000 people, including many from out of town, to attend the demonstration, which will start with a rally at Falcon Park and then follow with a march to Tent City, the outdoor jail facility run by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Durango Street. Arpaio is expecting 3,500 to 5,000. A similar demonstration last May drew about 5,000 people.

Reza said the speakers will include several celebrities, including singer Linda Ronstadt, farm labor leader Dolores Huerta and musician Zack de la Rocha, formerly of the rock band Rage Against the Machine.

Arpaio said Monday that people coming from out of state "can save their gas," because instead of backing off from arresting illegal immigrants, he plans to step up his immigration enforcement. He said he plans to unveil a new program by the end of the month that will put more resources into immigration enforcement.

Under an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, jail officials from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office check the immigration status of people booked by sheriff's deputies as well as other Valley police departments.

Arpaio said jail officers have checked the immigration status of 217,000 people since the program started in April 2007 and turned over 31,214 people to ICE.

Vincent Picard, a spokesman for ICE, declined to comment on Reza's allegations that officers are booking people into the jail for immigration reasons.

Saturday's demonstration in Phoenix is part of several events nationwide aimed at putting pressure on the Obama administration to stop arresting, detaining and deporting illegal immigrants as part of ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration that began under the Bush administration. The Obama administration has already eased off of many Bush-era immigration policies, including revamping the 287 (g) program to focus on criminals rather than just immigration violators and targeting employers of illegal immigrants rather than undocumented workers.

Arpaio said he will suspend all weekend visitation to the county jails out of concern for security.

Deportation for those who are here illegally is a goal that all Americans should support. Amazing that many in government, media and special interests, actually try to make this a bad thing.

More Americans should speak up for people like Sheriff Joe, and tell the others they are tired of hearing them speaking up for illegals, and against our immigration laws.

Psalm 91

Remind me NOT to buy any Linda Ronstadt records! She's no good, she's no good, she's no good...........baby, she's aiding and abeting.....illegals

GO JOE.!!! This country needs millions of Joes. Men of courage who actually stand up to enforce the law. Wish I could be there to support him.
Love the way he uses opposition to strengthen his committment. I'll be praying for ya Joe.

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IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND
YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL
PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET

A JOB,
A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,
CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION,
FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET
ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.


I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION...
(this is our taxes at work)

"It's a de facto deportation machine,"

Isn't enforcing the law the job of law enforcement, I would say finally someone is doing thieir job!!

Saturday's demonstration in Phoenix is part of several events nationwide



Oh I see.

Patriots have Tea Parties..........they hold Tequila Parties

Got that right, fmrjarhead.
What has always confused me is that doing somethings against our laws is illegal and a crime. So why is crossing our borders without permission not a crime all of a sudden?

Originally Posted by fmrjarhead

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What happens if you cross the Mexican border illegally?

Originally Posted by Bowman

Originally Posted by fmrjarhead

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What happens if you cross the Mexican border illegally?

You mean providing you're not beaten to death or outright shot by their police or military?