“The fact that everybody we encounter, almost, is armed. The only difference is that we don’t exchange shots with them most of the time.†Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Henry
Law enforcement officials gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss the impact of illegal immigration and crime.
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Henry said Wednesday that when his deputies go to the border they face a situation similar to a warzone in Afghanistan or Iraq.
“The fact that everybody we encounter, almost, is armed. The only difference is that we don’t exchange shots with them most of the time,†Henry said after speaking to a panel in Washington.
Henry was joined by sheriffs from around the country as part of a discussion panel hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies, an independent organization that advocates for limits on legal and illegal immigration, and the House Immigration Reform Caucus.
Many of those speakers blamed what they called the Obama administration’s lax enforcement of border and immigration laws for the problems they are seeing in their communities, many of which are far removed from the border.
The sheriffs, who also came from Iowa, North Carolina and Maryland, said that because drugs are a problem in their communities it is important that immigration officials support them in their efforts to enforce immigration laws.
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