Posts Tagged ‘Maricopa County Sheriff’

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 9:02pm

Arizona Sheriff Investigated for Enforcing Immigration Law

Posted by Tom Skypek in American Politics

No, I’m not kidding.  This isn’t a joke.  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is under investigation by the Department of Justice for simply doing his job and enforcing U.S. immigration law.  This is only the latest reminder to us all that elections have consequences and that the Obama administration sees nothing wrong with illegal immigration.   

From CNSNews.com:

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona following requests by congressional Democrats and allegations by liberal activists that the department has violated the civil rights of illegal aliens.

Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), and Robert Scott (D-Va.) requested the investigation, and activists groups such as National Day Laborer Organizer Network and ACORN launched…

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