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I think the guy made a valid point. I've read a little here and there about the DPS doing the job but, of course, it's Arpaio that gets all the press. The media loves to trash him and he loves the media.

Thank you, Arizona DPS

``Year to date for 2008, we have stopped and detained 3,491 individuals who are suspected of being in the country illegally," Sanders said. ``Of that particular number, 2,477 were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement."

Sanders said, ``Unfortunately, when the public thinks of DPS, they may think of Highway Patrol and they may think the only thing we can do is write speeding tickets. They don't realize that whatever violation of state law exists, we can enforce that."

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has said that his office is the only law enforcement agency that is cracking down on illegal immigration.

Not true, said Sanders, who said DPS is doing its job quietly.

``We're not yelling and screaming that we're the only ones out there doing anything," he said. ``We are part of the overall picture of enforcement, and we are doing a heck of a job with it."