"...unauthorized presence in the Unite States is not a crime."?

Silly me. And all these years I thought that the word 'illegal' as in 'illegal alien' meant that the particular activity was not legal, and hence a crime.
Imagine my surprise.

They've been relentlessly after Joe for about a decade. Having met and spoken to him a few times, I doubt he's done anything outside the scope of the law. This is not to say those who want his scalp enjoy his defiance.

I wonder why the Border Patrol can do pretty much the same thing at their road stops to all of us and the TSA can make us strip, but Sheriff Joe can't ask you your immigration status when you're in a traffic stop.

Personally I don't like the term illegal alien. To me it smears aliens in general (like the "grays". :) ).

I think we should call these people what they are: immigration criminals.

"Mexican Citizens: Must present a passport with a nonimmigrant visa or laser visa border crossing card when visiting by land or sea. Some Mexican citizens are subject to US-VISIT biometric procedures.

All Other International Visitors:

International visitors to the U.S. typically must show a passport or e-Passport when going through customs.

Visitors from certain countries may enter the U.S. without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program and are subject to the Internet-based Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling to the U.S. Those entering the U.S. on a visa are subject to US-VISIT biometric screening procedures."
http://immigration.findlaw.com/visas/bas...

If you have crossed the border without abiding by theses laws or overstayed your visa you have broken the law..You are a lawbreaker. As such you are subject to arrest. If you don't like the law too bad. Get it changed. Until then abide by it.
A nation without borders and control and knowledge of who is entering is no nation. Sovereignty matters. A world without borders is chaos and invitation to mayhem.
A Sheriff that enforces all the laws is doing his sworn duty.

This follows suit with the IRS targeting tea party organizations, going after Gibson guitar and many other partisan entities that have been hammered by this admin. Watch in the next couple days when the Rs fold and approve Loretta Lynch for AG. Nothing new here and they wonder why we are angry.

What if the "wet nurse" finds that there is no evidence of profiling? Should the ACLU and other groups be forced to make a public apology?

Of course it's a witch hunt. This is what happens when people publicly oppose tyranny - they get targeted. Those in power use all the tools at their disposal: the IRS, DEA, EPA, BLM, and all the remaining cornucopia of bureaucratic acryonym agencies in order to silence criticism and dissent.

All this for a sheriff that keeps getting re-elected by a vast majority..

Ignore the baby sitter and continue what your doing Joe we LOVE you!!

I read the part about a federal judge's ruling, but this intrusive manipulation with twisted notions about racial profiling seems to have Eric Holder written all over it.

Correct call, witch hunt. Our Fed's are now filled with Indoctrinated Leftist. It's going to get worse as our Educational System pumps them out.

He knew it was coming. People should start making citizen's arrests.

This also goes with 6 U.S. cities disbanding their police departments and letting the federal government take over. Birmingham Alabama police chief called and asked them feds to do this. Sooner rather than later martial law will be taking us over.

I call witch hunt also. Joe's been covering the task of enforcing immigration laws. If it looks like a mexican the odds are rather high they're illegal.

Poor Sheriff Joe. He's been relentlessly rational in his pursuit of illegals of every stripe. From the unauthorized border crosser, to hijackers, to drug runners -- he keeps arresting them! Doesn't he know that he's in no position to judge how he's doing his job? But we feds will fix it. We'll monitor him so we can instruct him how to do his job, and if he doesn't do it our way....we'll arrest HIM!

Hell, if I was the judge, I would assign a wetnurse to ride along with EVERY deputy (without a sidearm, of course) to monitor everything that the deputy does. REALITY CHECK, for sure.

Just as a note, the show COPS was created by John Langley, a high school and college buddy. He's considered the "God Father of Reality TV" and watching COPS a few times a week, is a real eye-opener as to what those guys put up with.

If I were sheriff Joe I would retire and all of his loyal deputies should leave the sheriffs department for other forms of work. Let those who engineered this now find new employees.

Witch Hunt indeed. Let see here.. a black man robs a bank, so you go looking for black men: Racial Profiling. People from south of the border cross illegally, so you look for people from south of the border.. DUH? Morons. The same morons who fondle 80 year old women and let middle eastern men go through, because they are afraid of "backlash". Idiots, idiots idiots....a thousand times I say: IDIOTS!

Arpaio is a tyrant who regularly wipes his ass with the Constitution. He attacks not just Mexicans, but dissenters, without cause. He belongs in prison, but this is a good start. Crossing a national border is not a violation of anyone's rights.