this ruling. good evening, shannon. reporter: hello, bret. following the decision, both sides are claiming victory. although they disagree on what it means for future of the arizona immigration law, they agree the legal fight over it isn t over. opponents and supporters of the law sb-1070 got the supreme court decision they have been waiting for. split decision with justice anthony kennedy writing the three key provisions were pre-empted by federal law. a critical provision was upheld. the day is a day the key component of the effort to protect citizens of arizona, to take up the fight against illegal immigration, in a balanced and constitutional way has unanimously been vindicated by the highest court in the land. the law surviving provisions direct police to inquire in someone s status if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe the
person is in the u.s. illegally or for anyone placed under arrest regardless if there are suspicions about the person s legal status. arizona shouldn t expect help from the feds, though, in many of the cases. custom enforcement is rescinding agreement with the state and local law enforcement in arizona with respect to federal immigration law. president obamap and homeland security secretary janet napolitano issued statements saying they were pleased with the decision. one to make at it state crime not to complete paperwork for or carry alien registration document. another would have criminalized solicitation or performance of any work in arizona by someone not authorized to work in the u.s.. the court blocked provision that would have allowed state law enforcement officers to make some arrests without a warrant. attorney general eric holder said the opinion confirms the government exclusive authority to regulate in the area of immigration. in his opinion, justice scalia said that is wh
people here illegally welfare. they are not acting out of constitutional concern. gregg: mark, isn t it possible the arizona law makes racial profiling less likely? an officer if he does develop reasonable suspicion, he can t arrest him. he first and to contact ice to verify the person s legal status. that s not the way the sheriff of maricopa county did it. he put a guy in jail for four hours because he those was illegal. south carolina is proposing a law that says you can t pick a worker off the street who obstructs traffic. do you think that boss will be arrested? only stop the people picking up latinos off the street. if you are picking up white