President Barack Obama: Maria Durand

U.S. Supreme Court Dept: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down key provisions of border state Arizona's harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants, ruling on a nationwide issue that is one of the most divisive separating President Barack Obama from his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The decision upholds the "show me your papers" provision for the moment. But it takes the teeth out of it by prohibiting police officers from arresting people on minor immigration charges and rosa Maria Soto, right, and Maria Durand, both from Arizona, cheer as they react to the United States Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB1070, comes down at the Arizona Capitol Monday, June 25, 2012, in Phoenix. The Supreme Court struck down key provisions of Arizona s crackdown on immigrants Monday but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects status could go forward. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin While finding much of the Arizona law unconstitutional, the high court did say that one part would stand the portion requiring police to check the status of someone they suspect is not in the United States legally. Even there, though, the justices said the provision could be subject to additional legal challenges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.