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Illegal aliens must be detained

Jul. 30, 2006

Detain, don't deport, illegal aliens. This is the only deterrent to the epidemic of lawlessness we face today with illegal immigration.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has this right and proves this to be true every day. There must be consequences to bad behavior or you will only encourage it in the future.

Law enforcement officers must detain every illegal alien that they come in contact with in the course of their normal duties because it is the law, no matter what columnist Richard Ruelas asserts.

Most importantly, remove all sanctuary policies. Political correctness has no business interfering with law-enforcement activities.

- Rusty Childress, Phoenix