Supreme Court Critical of Obama's Immigration Lawsuit

The Supreme Court cast doubt today on the Obama administration's power to stop Arizona from enforcing immigration law.

The White House filed a law suit in 2010 against the State of Arizona for passing a bill into law called SB 1070, which would require police to check the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally.

Some justices were critical of the president's arguments during a hearing today.

"It seems to me the federal government just doesn't want to know who's here illegally," said Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., according to the Washington Post.

The White House argued the federal government has limited resources and should have the right to decide how much to devote to immigration enforcement.

"These decisions have to be made at the national level," Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. told the Washington Post.

An ordinance passed in Temecula was similarly struck down by Governor Jerry Brown last year.

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