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However you welcome back to foxnews.com.
Live and we got a very interesting discussion and I went into -- -- I guess regarding this the Arizona governor Jan Brewer at -- the immigration law this is -- -- hot topic.
In Arizona and throughout the country definitely want to lot.
We have -- -- -- policy advisor and Mark Kerkorian executive director Center for Immigration Studies.
-- you about thank you I was -- Christiane -- -- You could put.
Yes -- Cristiano actually require a lot of current station in my -- to better -- had been thought of as a New York based on now house you know I can't clear case there are all the -- you back.
Gigabyte later but I do want to talk -- about the lie on all three of us are interested in this and Christiane I'll Begin with CEO I had to make up for the yes.
The gender issue there have.
I would email what do you make of this blog do you think it's gonna be held -- constitutional.
Well I think the real issue here is.
That our country is a long history of state challenging federal -- and I don't think there's anything wrong with that first -- but it think.
What's interesting a problematic about the current.
Legislation in Arizona and a lot of the state that's clauses that soon as the federal government passes a comprehensive.
Bill whether you're a Republican president the Tea Party presidents of the democratic president you were only enforcing federal immigration laws so.
Whether or not this is constitutional.
I mean a lot of courts have already said no.
You know in the in the federal on the circuit.
Courts but honestly -- states are spending a lot of money defending these laws.
Local law enforcement officials don't like to you know enforce them and haven't had to leave because every minute of actually voice it.
And really the end of the day -- the federal government passes something comprehensive.
These -- will no longer be enforced anyway so -- in my opinion this is so much ado about nothing and I think it's a waste of taxpayer dollars in Arizona.
Okay we'll quite -- -- the economy's horrible economy is not doing elect the governor should be really concentrating.
On.
Job creation in the economy and not spending taxpayer money.
To defend a law that's gonna be obsolete when congress passes something -- term.
Okay and just seven.
T give the viewers some my background to Christiane you our policy advisor and Indiana on immigration Hispanic demographics and the southwest border.
You also worked for US senator Harry Reid for the majority leader in the senate ten.
Democratic communications.
Center so I'm sure these are a lot of issues that you guys said discussed there.
But also wanna get and Mark Kerkorian like -- said his these negative director for the Center for Immigration Studies.
You don't get more of that I'm -- toll.
And you know issue then this issue that's going I -- -- -- it's really kind of ignited the whole country mark.
-- has and they you know to respond to the point about wasting money it's the federal government that's wasting the money.
By having the Justice Department sue Arizona in the first one reason.
Now we don't really know and there's no way to know how the supreme court's gonna come down on this because.
Like most issues it all depends on how justice Anthony Kennedy feels that morning.
-- because the court is split whatever He feels like doing the other 300 million of us basically have to go along with.
So that's really kind of up in the year the interesting question is.
What does the Obama administration actually won because even though it was the Obama administration that sued Arizona.
My sense is always been that was more for show that was to motivate.
That the president's.
A left wing and ethnic chauvinist.
Constituency groups.
And really what they would want -- to lose in the Supreme Court because if they win if the administration wins.
And Arizona's law -- struck down.
That becomes.
A real rallying cry for a lot of Republicans and it actually would help.
Governor Perry who's got some real weaknesses on immigration from the perspective of conservatives.
It would allow him -- to -- you know sort of put that put forth a strong position against.
The administration on immigration so I actually think in the White House.
Quietly -- won't say this they do it in the corner with the door closed and the lights off their prey here that they lose in the Supreme Court.
