One big winner in Arizona’s draconian new immigration law? Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Since the law was signed last week, the hard-line Maricopa County lawman has been making the media rounds to praise it, as well as to thumb his nose at the federal investigation into his own controversial immigration enforcement tactics. And lately he’s even been talking up a possible run for governor.In a press conference over the weekend, Arpaio said the law — which requires police to question people about their immigrant status if they suspect they are here illegally — offers his office “another tool to fight the illegal immigration problem.” He added that it “will give us a little more authority” to detain illegal immigrants who aren’t accused of other crimes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=127394