If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.

All the studies say that immigrants are less likely to be criminals in the United States. That's what they say. The sources are there.

I'm a very private person, regardless of what the world may think of me.

I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.

I'd rather report to four million people as the elected Sheriff than some governor or president, so I like reporting to the people.

Many times, when you go to arrest somebody, they pull their gun, and here I am, a federal agent, telling them to drop their gun. But the gun is like that. I give them a split second to drop it, and they drop it. I could have shot them - who is going to complain?

You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.