circumstance. one we are not a border state. we don t have those issues. we have a partnership with ice. one of only two states with what we call secure communities partnership where every arrestee in virginia is run through criminal background and dhs database to flag illegals. we are in a position to immediately put them in an ice process. arizona nor 47 of our sister states are in that position. we are not mandating to our law enforcement that they make these inquiries on every stop when they have reasonable suspicion. greta: police officers in this state may act may ask but not required to ask? as is in the case in arizona, yes. judge bolton articulated a concern about that requirement. greta: why do you have this deal with ice that arizona and
greta: tonight virginia attorney general cuccinelli taking down president obama on two fronts and cohen. went to the virginia state capital to talk with him about his fight with the president over the health care law. and breaking news about a second matter, illegal immigration. attorney general cuccinelli on the record. what is going on with illegal immigration in the state? you issued an opinion that is causing quite a stir? it probably shouldn t. a lot of things on this topic are hotter than others. we issued an opinion at the request of one of our legislators addressing the ability of law enforcement officials in virginia to make arrests for violations of federal immigration law. the distinction werew was never arrest authority when there s a criminal violation of the federal immigration laws. but it is not clear that they have arrest authority when there s a mere civil violation of the federal immigration laws, with the major exception
circumstance. one we are not a border state. we don t have those issues. we have a partnership with ice. one of only two states with what we call secure communities partnership where every arrestee in virginia is run through criminal background and dhs database to flag illegals. we are in a position to immediately put them in an ice process. arizona nor 47 of our sister states are in that position. we are not mandating to our law enforcement that they make these inquiries on every stop when they have reasonable suspicion. greta: police officers in this state may act may ask but not required to ask? as is in the case in arizona, yes. judge bolton articulated a concern about that requirement. greta: why do you have this deal with ice that arizona and
target of legislation in this coming session. the survival of the sanctuary city pieces, the federal government wasn t aggressive here the allowance to sue state and local officials who do not cooperate with enforcement that s quite a club that is very unique historicallism i m anxious to see how that plays out. there is a great deal of interest among our legislators near virginia. greta: next, illegal immigration. all the big news in virginia, attorney general cuccinelli does something that must have the obama administration steaming mad at him tonight. he could get the obama health care held2 unconstitutional. did you hear what happened? governor sarah palin slams the president and uses a slang word, cojones. why were rush limbaugh and jan brewer part of this story? what did they do?
enforcement pieces were the ones the judge enjoyed and left the employment and sanctuary cities pieces still standing, the elements that were most missing and most important to virginia in some respects provide. greta: arizona and virginia almost identical in terms of what you may do. you can both make an arrest and ask questions. you are not required to ask questions on immigration status. because of the judge s injunction i would argue if in arizona i m now in the position where i kind of wonder if i can ask. greta: is something correct. correct. strictly as a law you in the same position? roughly. do you have sanctuary we don t have them actively. we have localities that activitily don t care about the enforcement of immigration law. they may see themselves as a