I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.
If the federal government won't secure the border, the State of Arizona will step in to complement federal efforts in a constitutional manner and protect the security of its citizens.
I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that's absurd.
Arizona is now recognized as a premier place in which to locate, expand and grow a business.
The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.
I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.
Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.
Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.
Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.
I believe in the right to life.
Arizona is a red state, and we're going to keep it red.
I have a pretty good record of winning in court.
We have, for whatever the reason, disturbed people... who sometimes do terrible, violent things, and sometimes those of us who serve in elected positions are the target.
I know the pundits don't agree with me.
Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.
I think that there's a liberal element out there that finds me not acceptable. They don't like my stance on a lot of issues because I am conservative.
I as an elected official would never recommend anybody to boycott any city or state.
I believe boycotts are wrong.
You know, I think there was a point in time when people didn't really understand how birth certificates were kept in the state of Hawaii, and now, I think that it's been pretty much disclosed that they used to have a long form and now they don't have a long form. Arizona used to have a long form, we now have a short form.
I have a responsibility as an elected governor to govern and when I say govern, that means to make sure that our citizens are safe and we need the federal government to step up and do their job. They need to secure our borders.
