Russell Pearce: One battle in Arizona immigration war

 
Last week, the latest anti-immigrant proposals, including one targeted at birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, failed in Arizona.  In this guest column on Politico.com, Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce blames the recent loss on the business lobby seeking cheap labor.  He also claims that the anti-immigrant movement will be back.  

A look at Senator Pearce’s bio on his website reveals that he was a former Chief Deputy in the Maricopa County Sheriffs office, now home of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is frequently featured on ImmigrationProf for his controversial immigration activities.  Senator Pearce also mentions in his bio that 

“Two of my sons are in law enforcement, Colten with Gilbert P.D. and Sean with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. On Dec. 16, 2004 Sean was shot in the line of duty by an illegal alien while serving a homicide warrant on an illegal alien. I was in Washington D.C. at the time testifying about our nations failed immigration policies when I was handed a note and told there was an emergency at home and to call immediately. I called home and was told Sean was critically wounded after being shot in the chest and stomach and was being transported to Maricopa County Medical Center.”

KJ