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>> 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 aggres...

Restrictists who still pummeled the president as being soft and weak and bent on drowning americans in an ocean of immigrants. >> he went and usurped this document here, the constitution and provided a backdoor amnesty. >> which brings us to gun control. this president has done basically nothing to restrict the use or sale of guns. he has push nod major legislation, issued no major legislative orders and if anything he's been good for business. heck, the brady campaign, they had given him a grade of "f," but that hasn't earned him any credit with the right and the nra. they are still talking l...

>> bret: federal prosecutors in denver and baltimore are reviewing thousands of deportation cases to determine which illegal immigrants get to stay in the country, while officials target detainees with criminal backgrounds. republicans described the administration's policy as backdoor amnesty. supporters of a push to oust republican governor scott walker from office say they have more than enough signatures to force a new election. they are still looking for someone to run against him. walker has been countering with media and fund raising blitz. back here, thousands of people march odden the ...

Helped write arizona's strict new immigration law. on the other side is david leopold from the american immigration lawyers association. good to have you both with us. chris, is this amnesty? >> it's part of an amnesty. it's part two of an administrative amnesty. as we know, the administration a few months ago announced that it was going to drop about 300,000 cases that were in the deportation pipeline. that's one part of the action. this one allows thousands of people who otherwise would have to go out of the country and wait while they see if they can overcome this three-year bar or ten-year...

Some people are furious about it. is it amnesty? let's bring in chris kobach who helped write arizona's strict new immigration law. on the other side is david leopold from the american immigration lawyers association. good to have you both with us. chris, is this amnesty? >> it's part of an amnesty. it's part two of an administrative amnesty. as we know, the administration a few months ago announced that it was going to drop about 300,000 cases that were in the deportation pipeline. that's one part of the action. this one allows thousands of people who otherwise would have to go out of the cou...