Frustrated by a steady flow of illegal Mexican immigrants into Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has decided to take matters into his own hands once again like he is the damn federal government. Arpaio dispatches teams of sheriff's deputies into Hispanic communities where they stop people and arrest anyone who cannot prove he or she is a legal U.S. resident.
Now he faces an onslaught of criticism from Hispanic activists, local lawmakers and the Phoenix mayor, who call his crackdown on immigrants a clear case of racial profiling in which only people who look Hispanic are targeted. Despite criticism, Arpaio has vowed to continue his patrols and other measures designed to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. They just don't want me enforcing the illegal immigration laws. They think they can intimidate me. They can't,' said Arpaio, a Republican, who is running for re-election in November. Personally I think this guy is a damn racist and way over his head with this.