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Legislature passed sp 1070, basically making local police departments part of the immigration enforcement system in the state of arizona, he very vigorously and enthusiastically jumped in and maintained his police department's posture even after sb 1070 was shot down by the supreme court. he was a man who was running his own world and in an arizona where the fraction of the population that is represented by latinos grows with every census, this is a state that is uncomfortable with the fact that it's going to be some day a majority/minority state once again and the police were pretty tough. >>...

Really don't understand the level of how this has changed things for specifically latinos in our country. >> i want you to explain çthat though. when you say this, you are talking about sp-1070. >> when you say change things, what does change things mean? >> people have been isolated and targeted in our country forever, it's true. but what this has done, if you are latino now, every latino in this country knows now that anywhere at any time not just in the state of arizona, any official essentially can ask you to justify your existence. i know people are like, wait a second, but how -- why? ...

Let's solve this. >> it's arizona's controversial immigration law. sp-1070 and yesterday, the law received a somewhat surprising reaction from justices on both sides of the supreme court. so after yesterday's hearing, should we expect to -- the bill to stand or will parts of it be struck down? let's talk to fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. peter -- >> good morning. >> there are four parts of the bill -- of the law that they're considering and you just told me you think at least two could be struck down. >> you know, you listen to the

keeping them honest tonight. it is kind of hard to tell. today the supreme court heard oral arguments on the challenge to the strict illegal immigration law. the law requires local police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws, if they reasonably suspect that person is in the country illegally. we asked the romney campaign where specifically does the governor stand on this, does he support it, support it with reservations or oppose it. here's the answer we got. quote, governor romney supports the right of states to assist the federal government in ...

Supreme court today where justices heard arguments on the constitutionality of arizona's outrageous immigration law, sp 1070. since governor jan brewer signed it two years ago, the law has inspired a wave of similar laws across the country. it makes it a crime to be in the country, and makes it a state crime not to carry immigration papers. it even requires law enforcement officers to demand immigration papers from anyone stops, detained, or arrested in the state. a provision that provides an incentive for racial profiling. i protested in arizona soon after the bill was introduced, and i haven...