The U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of Arizona's controversial immigration law Monday morning.
In a 5-3 ruling, the court ruled in favor of the federal government having ultimate control over immigration policy.
The court did uphold a provision in the Arizona law allowing police to check a person's immigration status. The check can only be made while police enforce other laws, if "reasonable suspicion" exists that the person is in the United States illegally.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold part of the state's illegal immigration law is a victory for all Americans.
There is concern that the "Stop and Check" provision. The Senate's top Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid, says the high court was right to strike down most of Arizona's immigration law, but the court's decision to uphold the provision "opens the way to racial profiling by police."
The ruling is likely to have widespread implications for other states, including Alabama, that have laws similar to Arizona's SB 1070.
