Pearce: Stemming illegal immigration is Arizona’s top priority 
By Jim Small
Published: October 21, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Sen. Russell Pearce, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee said illegal immigration is his top priority, even as Arizona grapples with the largest budget deficit in state history.
"I just don't know what it takes to wake people up," Pearce, a Mesa Republican, said during a press conference on Oct. 21.
Pearce is planning a twin-pronged ...