Frank Milstead: “My city, Mesa, at the time when I was the chief, we were the…”

“You know, for a lot of people, those reflections, the era of Joe Arpaio, who. Well, and Joe was tough on crime. He was tough on crime. He also had immigration sweeps that were deemed illegal. And My city, Mesa, at the time when I was the chief, we were the victim of some of those [immigration sweeps]. And I think that's where things went sideways, and I think that's where things got out of hand. And that was another day. But Joe was tough on crime.” (07:21–07:27)

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