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Arizona and immigration. that is not going to work and i think it is foolish on the obama administration. it is bad law and when it doubt -- >> chris: bad law meaning that the. >> bad lawsuit. it shows a disrespect for democracy. when in doubt let the voters and sit legislatures have their way. if there is a clear abrogation of rights then the federal government can step in. instead of waiting for the law to go into effect and see what happens with the private lawsuits filed, the obama administration is stepping in and trying to override the democratically legislated laws of arizona. >> chris:...

And healthcare and now on arizona and immigration. that is not going to work and i think it is foolish on the obama administration. it is bad law and when it doubt -- >> chris: bad law meaning that the. >> bad lawsuit. it shows a disrespect for democracy. when in doubt let the voters and sit legislatures have their way. if there is a clear abrogation of rights then the federal government can step in. instead of waiting for the law to go into effect and see what happens with the private lawsuits filed, the obama administration is stepping in and trying to override the democratically legislated ...

Coast in just a minute but first we want to talk to our white house correspondent suzanne malveaux. how is the white house building their case? >> first of all, they're taking the legal argument, making a case that this is not an issue of a violation of civil rights but this is a case of states versus federal rights and responsibilities and ultimately it is the responsibility of the federal government to protect the border and that cannot be taken over by the states. that's the main argument that's being made here in this lawsuit. the president also, kyra, is making a bigger point here because...

Federal government can't have a patch work of laws at the state level or at the local level to deal with immigration. how do they move forward? >> the question of who is entitled to be here is unquestionably a federal law question, it's the federal law that decides who can legally be in the country. the trouble is that the arizona law -- but arizona wants to basically sweep up anybody they find. the government also says it subsets a balance that considers humanitarian and foreign policy issues and they also say that arizona's law criminalizes some things that are not criminalized under federal...

Chiefs and others from law enforcement here today who will tell you the same thing. these laws also have the potential of violating the rights of innocent american citizens and legal residents. making them subject to possible stops or questioning because of what they look like or how they sound. and as other states and localities go their own ways, we face the prospect that different rules for immigration will apply in different parts of the country. a patch work of local immigration rules where we all know one clear national standard is need ed. our task then is to make our national laws actu...