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.

Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.

Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert, either buried or just lying out there, that have been beheaded.

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Copper is huge here, and now uranium. And then we have the federal government coming in, writing all these rules and regulations and telling us that we can't do this and we can't do that. We need concise, clear answers.

I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.

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.

And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in America that the majority of those people are getting those services under situations and circumstances that are afforded to them by their health care providers and their state government.