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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 craft laws that assist the federal government in enforcing laws when particularly the federal government has failed in their duty to enforce those laws. that is one of the issues the supreme court is trying to address. it doesn't answer the question ...

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 ...

status while enforcing other laws if they reasonably suspect he's in the country illegally. we ask where he stands on sb 1070. does he support it or oppose it? >> here's the answer. governor romney supports the right of states to craft laws that assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws, particularly when the federal government failed in its duty to enforce those laws. that is one issue the supreme court is trying to decide. doesn't answer specifically the question about whether or not he supports sb 1070. what about the candidate's recent record, does that shed lig...

Someone's child, i can do that as a gift. you can't do it if it's part of a presidential campaign. the other point is that for it to be a crime, john edwards would have to have known that's what the money was for. there's going to be a lot of legal wrangling here before -- >> and also, dan, if i may just quickly read a statement, that his attorney greg craig issued today. john edwards has done wrong in his life. the government's theory is wrong on the facts and wrong on the law. there's no civil or criminal precedent for such a prosecution. continued its pursuit even after finding that not one...

Meaning if i decide to pay for someone's child, i can do that as a gift. you can't do it if it's part of a presidential campaign. the other point is that for it to be a crime, john edwards would have to have known that's what the money was for. there's going to be a lot of legal wrangling here before -- >> and also, dan, if i may just quickly read a statement, that his attorney greg craig issued today. john edwards has done wrong in his life. he knows it better than anyone, but he didn't break the law. the government's theory is wrong on the facts and wrong on the law. it's novel and untested....