moderate position and perhaps step back from the abyss. when you say declare war on the president and the administration here, this is really critical. when you were talking, when you were writing about the debt ceiling debate, you wrote typically the supreme court does not like to take up issues that have major political impact, yet they re taking up these two that could have a huge impact in 2012. does that tell you something different about this court and the likelihood of how they re going to rule? what can we learn from this decision? it s very interesting. in the arizona case they certainly didn t have to take it. because justice kagan is accu accused, she worked on the case as solicitor general, you could have a 4-4 tie, four conservatives against four liberals. if that happens the obama administration wins and the law doesn t go into effect. nevertheless, the fact four justices wanted to hear the case, four conservatives, there might be four votes to rule in favor of arizon
but arizona officials claim the federal government isn t doing enough. mr. escobar, 15-year police veteran, agrees with the federal suit which also claims arizona s law would tap already scarce resources from local law enforcement. now having to enforce a federal law, immigration law, it s going to cut back a lot of our resources where we can do this. reporter: now he s finding himself in a tough position, doing online training for the new law which is set to take effect in a matter of weeks, while waiting for his day in court to fight it. reporter: so what are you hoping to see some july 29th? i hope that they put a stop to this law. i hope the injunction goes through and the law doesn t go into effect. reporter: seasandra endo. they re putting together a formidable war chest, contributing half million dollars so far. the money will be used to defend
address the issue through a patch work p state laws will only create more problems than it solves. but arizona officials claim the federal government isn t doing enough. mr. escobar who is a 15 year police veteran agrees with the federal suit which also claims arizona s law would tap already scarce resources from local law ens forcement. now having to enforce a federal law, immigration law, it s going to cut back a lot of our resources where we can do this. reporter: now he s finding himself in a tough position, doing online training for the new law which is set to take effect in a matter of weeks. while waiting for his day in court to fight it. what are you hoping it to see come july 29th? i hope that they put a stop to this law. i hope the injunction goes through and the law doesn t go into effect. reporter: sandra endo, cnn, tucson, arizona. of course a lot of people are talking about that arizona law. just two weeks before it actually go there is to effect. a lot of peo
on the federal level, immigration policy should not be set by each state. in tuesday s filing of the federal suit, attorney general eric holder said, seeking to address this issue through a patchwork of state laws will only create more problems than it solves. but arizona officials claim the federal government isn t doing enough. mr. escobar, a 15-year police veteran, who agrees with the suit, claims arizona s law would tap already scarce resources from local law enforcement. now having to enforce a federal law, immigration law, is going to cut back a lot of our resources where we can t do this. reporter: now he s finding himself in a stuff position doing online training for the new law which is set to take effect in a matter of weeks while waiting for his day in court to fight it. reporter: what are you hoping to see come july 29th? i hope that they put a stop to this law. i hope the injunction goes through and the law doesn t go into effect. reporter: sandra endo, cnn,
on the federal level, immigration policy should not be set by each state. in tuesday s filing, eric holder said seeking to address the issue somehow through a patch work of state laws will only create the problems they are trying to solve. mr. escobar, a 15-year police veteran agrees with the federal suit what claims arizona s law would tap resources from local law enforcement. now, having to enforce federal immigration law, it s going to cut back our resources where we can t do this. reporter: now, he s in a tough position doing online training for the new law about to take effect in a few weeks. waiting for his day in court to fight it. reporter: what are you hoping to see? i hope they stop the law and the injunction goes through and the law doesn t go into effect.