Arizona did not make illegal, illegal. It is a crime to enter or remain in the U.S. in violation of federal law. States have had inherent authority to enforce immigration laws when the federal government has failed or refused to do so.

3 million illegal immigrants in less than a year. Russell K. He disagrees with the compact's failure to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration.

Russell K. He was elected President of the Arizona Senate when the Senate began its current term in January 2011 but then suffered a dramatic reversal of fortune when he was ousted in a November 2011 recall election the first legislator in Arizona history to be so removed. Prior to his election to the Arizona Senate in 2008 Pearce served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001-2009 and worked in law enforcement for over 20 years.