Appearing on CNN, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he would be meeting with Mr. Cain to “see how he stands on the illegal immigration problem.”
The 79-year-old who bills himself as “America’s toughest sheriff” has already met with Michelle Bachmann and has received calls from Mitt Romney and Rick Perry as well.
Arpaio first gained notoriety for his draconian immigration enforcement tactics; raiding Latino neighborhoods, forcing inmates to wear pink underwear and flip-flops, and bringing back chain gangs. A federal grand jury has been investing Arpaio for abuse of power allegations since early 2010.
