the point, alisyn. the point is that states can do whatever they want. however, the federal government in 1970 controlled substance act said marijuana is illegal and, therefore, no matter what the states do is preemptive. can i shut the door on him now? do i have to wait? alisyn: no, go. or can i pounce? yes, joseph, you are correct. it is illegal to have medical marijuana according to the federal government. the federal government not two pages in the law book, marijuana, medical marijuana. 17 states have medical marijuana. they are handing out dope all over the place. the feds haven t done bump cuss. they busted one joint not one joint, one place in l.a. that s it and they allowed it to happen. alisyn: you guys as lawyers are giving me the legal argument of course. let s talk about the lifestyle issue. because let me tell you something this is a california crime rate which has increased since even legalization of medical marijuana tripled the number of robberies around
routine traffic stops. it requires schools to report the immigration stalls of students. and it makes it a crime to transport or shelter any illegal immigrant. the white house is joined civil rights groups and church leaders in suing to block it. arguing that enforcing immigration laws is actually the job of the federal government. not the states. but alabama state lawmakers say the feds haven t done their jobs and they say they want the law to take effect next week. well, dozens of journalists spent days as prisoners in libya. hostages by anyone s definition. gunmen, basically holding them that way in their hotel. tonight, they are finally free. one of them is our producer and we ll hear from them straight ahead. plus, qaddafi took power the same year that man first walked on the moon. most americans know him for the lockerbie bombing. tonight, what you just may not know about what reagan called the mad dog. and the women who may be all he has left. that s coming up. [ engine revs ]
this as well, is that the feds haven t been doing their jobs and that these people are things are crump ling under the mismanagement and that the federal government, if they don t do it we ve got to do it ourselves. martha, the president is right to bring together some people and both republicans and democrats to come up with a comprehensive plan for immigration reform in this policy. you can t keep demagoguing on t. we can t keep saying we need more and more enforcement. we do need to enforce our borders, i agree with that, but we need to have a policy that deals with the fact that there s a market for immigrants in this country, which is why people come here, why my grandparents came here, why chris great grandparents came here. martha: we re talking about legal immigration in those cases! christopher, we ll be right back to gliew kind of an important question. martha: chris plante, perhaps there should be a path but the folks in arizona listen to this probably from the white ho
city? reporter: it says police officers can t ask people about their immigration status. we have a graphic that shows part of the city ordinance. reporter: we have a map to show. takoma park oosms is one of many sanctuary cities in the u.s. it am not legal to do this. but the idea of sanctuary cities goes back decades and the feds haven t gone after these cities. megyn: they haven t gone after them under president bush and they aren t going after them
the obama administration argues federal law trumps the state law. the president himself called this plan misguided and one senior justice department official said today that allowing it opens the door for a patchwork of immigration laws across the country. we think that is untenable. but supporters say they need this law because they claim the feds haven t done enough to stop illegal immigration. the arizona governor jan brewer who signed this bill into law released a statement that reads, in part, today s filing is nothing more than a massive waste of taxpayer funds. these funds could be better used against the violent mexican cartels than the people of arizona. anita vogel on fox top story in our northwest newsroom. strong reaction from arizona lawmakers today. hi there, shep. yes, very strong reaction it is not a surprise, of course, as officials in arizona had been preparing for this lawsuit for the past several weeks. none the less, we are getting some verycolosal colorful