Supreme Court casts doubt on Obama’s immigration law claim
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 3:22pm
Supreme Court justices took a dim view of theObama administration’s claim that it can stop Arizona from enforcing immigration laws, telling government lawyers during oral argument Wednesday that the state appears to want to push federal officials, not conflict with them.
The court was hearing arguments on Arizona’s immigration crackdown law, which requires police to check the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally, and would also write new state penalties for illegal immigrants who try to apply for jobs.
