Thank you, Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Arizona Sherrif Joe Arpaio

We need more people like Sheriff Joe Arpaio:

PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona has launched a two-day, countywide crime and immigration sweep that authorities say will focus on drop houses, drug violators and human smuggling vehicles.

Four hundred deputies and volunteer posse members are taking part in the patrols. The sweep, which began Thursday, is Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 14th since early 2008.

During the sweeps, deputies flood an area of a city — in some cases heavily Latino areas — to seek out traffic violators and arrest other alleged lawbreakers.

Critics say Arpaio’s deputies have racially profiled Hispanics. The sheriff says deputies approach people only when they have probable cause to believe people have committed crimes.

Of course, he’s going to get lots of criticism, but he’s doing the right thing. Illegal aliens are draining tax dollars and reducing the quality of life in the county. Enough raids like this one, and eventually they’ll get the message and go somewhere else. Unfortunately, they’ll probably go some place else where enforcement is shoddy. That’s why this nation needs more people like Joe Arpaio.