State Rep. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa), one of the most vocal opponents of illegal immigration who was a leading supporter of Proposition 200, is proposing the state build a fence along the 377 miles of border between Arizona and Mexico. He says the state needs to pick up the slack left by the federal government's lack of action at keeping illegal immigrants out of our state. A similar, five-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego cost $43 million; no pricetag has been mentioned for the Arizona fence. Pearce plans to sponsor a resolution in the legislature putting the...