headed they have to determine whether or not they are here legally or not, correct, shannon? yes. and basically what the court is saying is that section 2b this, power of the police to ask about the immigration status to inquire into it. basically there could be challenges to it after it goes into effect but for now the court found that the ninth circuit was wrong to enjoin it or have an injunction in place to stop police officers from being able to carry out that portion of the bill before it went into effect and they could accurately see how it would play out. the other three provisions we talked about, this court is convinced they won t work, they are in conflict with federal law. the one about the police inquiring into immigration status for now it stands. they said the ninth circuit was jumping the gun by putting an injunction in place. now they say it can play out in arizona. they also go on in this opinion that that doesn t mean once it goes into effect there can t be other le
is ahead in the money campaign, and the fas fast and furious scandal is causing problems for the obama campaign. bill: there is the white house screen left, fast and furious, the economy, especially the economy, who knows what the court will do on immigration and healthcare. where is the good news for this to white house, bret. it would be good news if the healthcare law were ruled cones taoug constitutional. it would be limited good news if the framers of the bill, ad advocates, and some of its opponents would not doubt its constitutionality. that would give it a new lease on life for a while and wouldn t mean the whole achievement has collapsed. it remains unpopular and whatever legitimacy that the supreme court confirms on it if
bill: one more thing makes it a crime under state law for an illegal immigrant to fail to apply for registration papers, violators face up to 20 days in jail for a first offense. that -pls ha also has been struck down as well. do you recall what jan brewer the governor of arizona said this she would do in her state if she failed to be successful at the high court in. well she said they would go forward with whatever parts of the law did survive and continue to battle to in some way redraft, have another piece of legislation, take another bite at the apple. this is the final court in the land, so this legal challenge is the end for those particular provisions, but there are other grounds and which they could be challenged. there are those on the other side of this case who said whatever survives they have a lawsuit waiting in the wings, waiting to be filed oepg to get back leer. sb1070 the portion that did survive it is far from over on the one provision that allows police to check im
illegal immigration law, one stands. annmarie mca invoice is a former federal prosecutor joining us now. good to see you annmarie. good to see you. jamie: what do you think the interpretation will be, the police officers now starting today can ask for documentation of anyone they stop, in fact they must under this law ask if there is a reasonable expectation that the person is illegal. will it work and will it be challenged immediately? i don t think there is any question no matter how perfectly the police officers deal witness there will even doubte doubtedly be challenges. i think they will come very quickly. i think arizona will be also cautious. the police i m sure have been told to be very careful of how they apply this law, as they should be. jamie: and even though only one of the four provisions of this law stood governor jan brewer issued a statement saying that it was a legal victory for the state. why is this provision so helpful
constitutionality. above all it s important regardless of what the supreme court does. the supreme court is not a group of hospital professionals or physicians, they are simply going to rule on whether or not it works for the constitution. regardless of what the supreme court says, we have to understand that the approach of the more liberal democrats was to say they want universal, government run healthcare. regardless of what happens, they think they are going to continue down that road. the other approach, however is to say that what the american ep people really wanted is the healthcare they need from the doctors they choose at a price they can afford, and that is going to continue to be the agenda what the republicans will push for to give people choice and improvement and afford built in healthcare. that is the line that is going to be battled here. jamie: 2400 pages made up that bill, you ve read it? yes. jamie: there were parts in there that are important to some americans, th