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Jerry Lewis urging focus on moderate immigration bill

Lewis will take Russell Pearce’s seat after election results are certified.

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Mormon ousts Mormon in Arizona recall race about immigration

Immigration advocates have been crowing since Arizona Republican Sen. Russell Pearce, author of the state’s controversial…

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Anti-illegal immigration champion recalled over more than SB1070

Pro-immigrant groups are crowing over immigration hardliner Russell Pearce’s historic loss last night. Pearce, the first sitting state senate president to be recalled, was the architect of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration bill SB1070, which inspired several copycat bills in other states.

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Author of Arizona Immigration Law Loses Recall Election

Senate President Russell Pearce conceded defeat Tuesday but opponents say he didn’t go down merely because of his immigration stance, but because of his large accumulation of power that led to junkets courtesy of Fiesta Bowl backers.

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Author of Arizona Immigration Law Loses Recall Election

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Immigration a focus of recall election

People on both sides of the debate believe that removing state Sen. Russell Pearce would send a powerful message to the Legislature.

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Russell Pearce, father of Arizona immigration law, now facing recall

A year ago, Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce (R) was riding high, catapulted into the national limelight as a leading champion of conservative policies following passage of Senate Bill 1070, the tough immigration law he sponsored.

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Critics of Ariz. legislator who sponsored immigration law file petitions to force recall

PHOENIX — Critics of an Arizona legislator who sponsored the state’s controversial immigration law filed petitions Tuesday to force a recall election for the Mesa Republican. The requirement to do so is 7,756 voter signatures from Senate President Russell Pearce’s legislative district. Recall proponents say they filed petitions bearing 18,315 signatures

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AZ immigration law author jokes Obama doesn’t ‘have papers’

The author of Arizona’s contested immigration law, state senator Russell Pearce, joked in a talk today that the best thing about the new law is Obama won’t visit his state “because you have to have papers now.” Pearce said the comment was “a moment of levity” in his talk to the right-leaning Judicial Watch group.

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Immigration law sponsor in Arizona pleased to bring attention to the issue

Immigration law in Arizona is still undergoing the first of many judicial tests.

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Next immigration law in Arizona could target so-called ‘anchor babies’

PHOENIX – The next illegal immigration law in Arizona may focus on children born in the United States to parents who are illegal immigrants. Time Magazine reports Arizona republicans will likely introduce legislation this fall that would deny birth certificates to what many are referring to as “anchor babies.” State Senator Russell Pearce would once again be the leading architect of the new bill …

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