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One of the most reviled figures in open borders demonology is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Notwithstanding the unremitting abuse heaped upon Governor Jan Brewer and State Senate President Russell Pearce since the enactment of SB 1070, Sheriff Joe is the #1 target of a faction within the left that disparages anyone who tries to enforce immigration laws, no matter how modest the effort.

So it should come as no surprise that Sheriff Arpaio’s most vocal critics have yet again taken to the media to denounce him in the wake of his arrest of three deputies accused of participating in an immigrant smuggling ring.

The same individuals who would normally praise an internal affairs bureau within the police department that rooted out systemic corruption are using this incident as yet another invitation for moral preening and unsubstantiated inferences about Mr. Apaio’s alleged incompetence and/or malfeasance in office...