Joe Arpaio making another run for Sheriff

Immigration and civil rights advocates let out a collective shriek in pure frustration at the news of Joe Arpaio is making yet another run for Sheriff of Maricopa County. Arpaio made national news during his 6 previous terms as an immigration hardliner giving himself the nickname, "Americas toughest sheriff." During the media storm that engulfed Arizona following the passage of SB 1070 in 2010, Arpaio became a national figure for aggressive policies towards Latin-X migrants. It is worth noting that while SB1070 passed through the Arizona state legislature, it was opposed by the ACLU and The Department of Justice. In fact it was largely struck down by the Supreme Court of The United States after the Justice department sued the state of Arizona. This did not stop Arpaio or his deputies from following the guidelines of SB-1070, which allowed for mass discrimination against Latin-X individuals regardless of their immigration or citizenship status. So flagrant were the violations that a federal court ruled that "Arpaio's office profiled and illegally detained Latinos and violated their constitutional rights,” A year after 1070, the Justice Department found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to be rife with “a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos.” Which points to the real controversy around Arpaio, which is the fact that his practices are not those of a law enforcement agency, but those of an oppressive local government. The policies simply made it legal to detain someone on the basis of their skin color and their ethnicity. So while across the nation outrage spreads over the treatment of migrants in the horrific camps, here is a case where the Republican-Alt right side has a visible face approving of the policies.

It is very worth mentioning that Arpaio defeated in 2016 by Paul Penzone, a Democrat. Which early polls suggest is likely to occur again, given that Arpaio's reputation was further stained by when he was convicted of obstruction of Justice. The former Sheriff was only saved a possible jail sentence by way of a pardon issue by President Trump.

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