it s a long that sparks controversy and outrage as well as sympathy and imitators. today the supreme court told arizona it went too far in trying to stem illegal immigration, taking matters into its own hand that constitutionally belongs to the federal government. the justices struck down three major portions of the law but upheld one of the most controversial provisions. kate bolduan has more. kate, what does the ruling say? hey, joe, it was a big day at the supreme court. one that has both sides trying to spin the ruling in their favor. the high court put the brakes on aggressive state efforts to crack down on immigration, at least for now. from the arizona border to the usz supreme court, the justices offered a split decision on the controversial, illegal immigration law. known as sb 1070. writing for the majority in the 4-3 ruling. justice anthony kennedy said arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration. but the state m
it s known as sb 1070. the law requires local police officers to check a person s immigration status while enforcing other laws, if they reasonably suspect that person is in the country illegally. we asked the romney campaign where specifically does the governor stand on this, does he support it, support it with reservations or oppose it. here s the answer we got. quote, governor romney supports the right of states to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws particularly when the federal government has failed in their duty to enforce those laws. that is one of the issues the supreme court is trying to address. it doesn t answer the question whether or not he supports sb 1070. what about his recent record, does that shed any light on where he stands? let s take a look. january 11th as he was campaigning in south carolina, governor romney was touting the endorsement of kansas secretary of state chris cobash who wrote the 1070 law. from the romney website, quo
keeping them honest tonight. it is kind of hard to tell. today the supreme court heard oral arguments on the challenge to the strict illegal immigration law. the law requires local police officers to check a person s immigration status while enforcing other laws, if they reasonably suspect that person is in the country illegally. we asked the romney campaign where specifically does the governor stand on this, does he support it, support it with reservations or oppose it. here s the answer we got. quote, governor romney supports the right of states to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws especially when the federal government has failed their duty to enforce those laws. that is one of the issues the supreme court is trying to address. it doesn t answer the question whether he supports sp 1070. january 11th as he was campaigning in south carolina, governor romney was touting the endorsement of kansas secretary of state chris cobash who wrote the 1070 law.
immigration law, illegal immigration law that was blocked. two provisions were blocked. one requiring state immigration officials to check status of students in public schools. the other is making aliens carry proof of their citizenship or non-citizenship if they don t have it it s a misdemeanor, right. correct. bill: both of those been blocked as being punitive. blocked by the court of appeals pending. the district judge down below allowed those provisions to go into effect. court of appeals is temporarily staying it saying we have to decide. they haven t rendered any decision on it the interesting thing though is the argument that the obama administration s justice department is making regarding the documents. it s been federal law for almost 60 years any alien in the united states has to carry his documents on him, same thing we have to do. when we go abroad we have to carry certain documents with us saying we are permitted to be in the country.
immigration law, illegal immigration law that was blocked. two provisions were blocked. one requiring state immigration officials to check status of students in public schools. the other is making aliens carry proof of their citizenship or non-citizenship if they don t have it it s a misdemeanor, right. correct. bill: both of those been blocked as being punitive. blocked by the court of appeals pending. the district judge down below allowed those provisions to go into effect. court of appeals is temporarily staying it saying we have to decide. they haven t rendered any decision on it the interesting thing though is the argument that the obama administration s justice department is making regarding the documents. it s been federal law for almost 60 years any alien in the united states has to carry his documents on him, same thing we have to do. when we go abroad we have to carry certain documents with us saying we are permitted to be in the country.