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And carry a gun and protect our families. we're not racially profiling. >> greta: i understand it happened wednesday. that was a drug-related killing of law enforcement. do you know if it is illegal, people who are here illegally in this country are involved? do we know that yet? >> it doesn't appear that's the case. i can tell you of all8lr the drugs and largely the marijuana, methamphetamines and black tar heroin, more than half comes in through arizona. it is not just all of the illegals that come in then use it as a platform to go throughout america. it is also the drug problem. whatever w...

Partner -- to help partner with the federal government in securing our homeland. >> larry: sheriff dupnik that sounds like it makes sense, there aren't a lot of border patrol agents to turn them over to in the middle of the state. >> ultimately, they have to be turned over to i.c.e. or the border patrol after the local system is done with them. >> and that's true, but i.c.e. also has discretion and option to accept them or not and i think this law put them in a position where they felt like, and rightfully so, they were going to have to expand and extend their efforts to resolve this illegal a...

Fornsing immigration, a larger role than we have now? >> first, let me say good morning, john. and good morning, larry. larry is one of the finest sheriffs my hometown has ever had. we are close friends and agree on almost everything except this particular law. what we're going to continue to do is what we've been doing for years, enforcing the federal law. we addressively pursue illegal immigrants in pima county, and what we're not going to do is put them in our own jail and subject self-hundred,000 people on a local justice system and subject them to a huge bill. >> well, sheriff dever, what...

It will be interesting to see how it plays out since you had the benefit of a prior court decision in crafting this law. representative thank you so much for coming on, we appreciate it. >> thanks, megyn. apathetic political stunt, that is what two top arizona sheriffs are calling john morton's trip to their state's border with mexico. morton heading up the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency, or ice. at this very moment we are told he is heading to the southern border. morton under fire from his own agents last week who unanimously gave him a vote of no confidence charging that th...