 Arizona Capitol Times | More than immigration at stake in historic effort to recall AZ's Pearce Arab American News He first gained national notoriety as a hardliner against illegal immigration for his support of Prop. 200, a ballot initiative to deny public benefits to undocumented immigrants, which was passed by state voters in 2004. Pearce later was the main ... Sen. Russell Pearce Furious On Van Susteren Show, Some Republicans Wary |