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They work side by side with the border patrol. we definitely need more border patrol agents and the government's recommendation is a thumbs up for me. our sheriff's department, like the sheriff's department that i -- in the county i live in, brooks county, they only have four deputies to patrol probably close to 1,000 square miles. one deputy in an 8 hour shift. so we're pretty much on our own out there. we depend on the border patrol for protection. >> do ranchers feel you need to take your security in your own hands. i don't mean that in a negative way. >> we are forced to be very vigilant. ...

They need to be considered that. >> that's the thing, sean. our sheriff's department, any border, i mean, any county that has a border patrol checkpoint needs to be considered a border county so that they can receive the federal resources to be able to have the manpower and the resources to be able to help us. >> i think a lot of people may be watching and thinking this isn't effecting me. it's not my county but the reality is the people now are -- there's a lot of illegal immigrants in new york where i live and they probably crossed here. guys good to see you. appreciate it. >> you bet. >> th...

Over ranches in texas. it's too good a story. it's too scary to white people to give up. who cares if it's true? joining us is estrada, the sheriff of santa cruz county, arizona right on the border with mexico. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you for the opportunity again. >> the political rhetoric coming from the politicians right now on the issue of immigration might lead a person to believe that crime is cry rocketing in your part of the country, in the border companies. crime is out of control in a way it never has been before. what are you finding as sheriff of a border county i...

Who think the zetas have taken over ranches in texas. it's too good a story. it's too scary to white people to give up. who cares if it's true? joining us is estrada, the sheriff of santa cruz county, arizona right on the border with mexico. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you for the opportunity again. >> the political rhetoric coming from the politicians right now on the issue of immigration might lead a person to believe that crime is cry rocketing in your part of the country, in the border companies. crime is out of control in a way in a it never has been before. what are you fin...

So not only is jan brewer the failed governor but joe arpaio is a failed law enforcement official. the second part of what he talked about, whether jan brewer agrees with it or not, you know, who knows what she's going to say next, but the fact of the matter is that we saw today hundreds of latinos risk arrest, risk deportation, many of them undocumented, young people going out there, because they do feel the same thing that the sheriff is feeling. >> i'm sorry, mario's wrong actually. if you look at the fbi sta tightics, maricopa county, crime is down. if you look at the border county, crime ...