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'It's an Embarrassment'

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'It's an Embarrassment'

Published: Fri, 17 Oct 2008

Description: Arizona sheriff, mayor clash over search for illegal immigrants at public buildings

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" Officers carrying guns wearing bulletproof vests storm a public building. -- we're talking around Baghdad may be some place in Afghanistan. No it's the scene at the City Hall in Mesa, Arizona deputies looking for illegal immigrants they had a search warrant signed by a judge. -- as mayor is outraged those saying this raid put citizens in danger. I believe we have set the scene where bad things could happen. I believe that through sheer accident. People could've gotten hurt very badly police officers who could have gotten hurt very badly. And I believe that that crosses the line this to a law enforcement can and should. Well the guy who put different. -- sheriff Joe Arpaio of America -- county Arizona defends his actions there he is joining us live sheriff of the mayor says that you went over the line here that you could have gotten this information on. Who these illegal workers were just by filing a public records request is that true."

" Well since his apartment would not enforced the illegal immigration laws. And arrest felons. In that company that contracts would be. -- City. We did we have a 160 officers trained by guys were enforced in the new. A law on employer sanction we have information from city employees that there is activity going on in that company. That they were using false IDs. We sent a deputy on the -- we worked -- for seven months and we were successful we had 45 warrants. Good to go into the library. Belonging to the city government. We have a forest because we didn't know what we would come up with -- arresting 25 illegals that are felons. So I don't know I hope the mayor he's a new mayor I hope to meet with him given the background. Of Bob is police chief. To do not like me come and it to mesa enforce an illegal immigration. "

" say his officers weren't enforcing the law that's because of mesa lieutenant had information about this and and I guess apparently went to. The cleaning company and talked to them about their hiring practices are right."

" Well you don't gold two company had no alert people when they have committed felons colonies. We have information at 25. Had committed felonies. And we have warrants we arrested ten out of the sixteen illegals. And we did notified. The mesa police department. Before we went into the library. So I don't know what his problem is I hope he's not deflecting an embarrassment. That we have to go into -- Constantly. To enforce the illegal immigration laws. And like -- I hope to meet with him he's a new mayor in -- given the full background. Of his department. And how -- the illegal immigration laws work. Call it wasn't just that this company was hiring illegals you say that your undercover operative. Was given information by one of the company supervisors on how to -- identification and how to stay here illegally. Of course in the city employees it came to meet through my immigration hotline. What's frustrated. Because the police had this information. In going to accompany -- they'd be careful now don't violate the law when they have violated felony laws. I think that's an embarrassment. So stop shifting the blame to me accusing me of safety issues at 2 o'clock in the morning. Going into a library. To arrest the workers who we felt. Who were going to be president. So I don't understand this but it just conducive. To people in this county I'm talking about politicians. And she's -- police. The do not like this sheriff enforcing all aspects. Of the illegal immigration laws."

" Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio thank you sheriff Joe and though we should note that we ask to mayor Scott Smith of -- to come onto the program he declined our requests. Thank you -- My."

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