the battle over arizona s immigration law may well end up in congress. several leading republican senators are questioning that right, believing it benefits illegal immigrants, something they say was not intended when the 14th amendment was adopted after the civil war. the issue is generating a lot of heat. i spoke about it with senator russell pearce, who co-sponsored the arizona immigration law and paul begala. paul, opponents for changing the amendment say it basically rewards people who are here illegally by granting their kids citizenship. aren t we incentivizing people to break our laws? of course not. it s a civil violation.
layoffs. it s likely these bills may fail due to republican opposition. finally, friday the most important number in politics. we ll find out july s unemployment rate as the labor department releases the monthly jobs report. randi? thank you, paul. it could be months before we know how the legal battle over arizona s immigration law is resolved. earlier this week a federal judge blocked key provisions of the controversial measure. a hearing on an appeal of that injunction is scheduled for november. meanwhile, those for and against the measure are speaking out. listen to what arizona senator jon kyl said today on cbs s face the nation. i think the court s decision was wrong. the governor and legislative leaders have talked about possibly tweaking, to use their phrase, the law to see if they can obviate the concerns the judge expressed. i don t think they can because her decision was very sweeping. i think it more likely that congress could act to actually fix the problem both by
confident we are going to win. we are running out of time. running out of time. in this battle over the benefits bill has dragged on now in congress for some nine years. the battle over arizona s tough new immigration law could drag on for a while as well. a federal appeals court has turned down governor jan brewer s request for an expedited hearing. instead, the case is headed for a hearing in november. she filed the appeal after a federal judge blocked most of the bill s provisions. arizona senator, john mccain, is also weighing in. he says the violence along the border with mexico makes it imperative the border be secure. listen here. i ve said and continue to repeat, we have to get the border secured because it is obvious the violence on the other side of the border national security issue. we have announced the closing of
our consulate in juarez. warning to our citizens in the southern part of the state. we have to get the border secured first. i don t know how many thousands of times i have to say that. well, legal experts say it is likely the battle over arizona s immigration law will end up at the supreme court. the gulf of mexico, another delay in sealing the crippled bp oil well once and for all. federal officials say it will be monday or tuesday before they can begin on what is known as static kill. very big deal. they still have to clear away debris. a relief well is finished. the bottom final kill will take place. all this should take place. we should not be writing any