Elements wont let me align layers

Hey guys,
I'm new to photoshop and am coming across a problem thats halted my project. I try to paste a layer on top of another photos and align it up perfectly but photoshop sucks my "marching ants" to the edge of the photo. When it does that, I can't line it up perfectly. Is there a way to turn that effect off? I hope I explained my question clearly, its a tough one to explain!
Thanks!

Open the photo that will be the background (A). Minimize.
Open the photo (B) from which you want to copy something to A. Select the object with one of the selection tools, go to Edit>copy. This will place the selection on the clipboard
Go back to A picture, go to Edit>paste. The selection will be on its own layer
Access the move tool to position the selection, and resize with the corner handles of the bounding box. You can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge into place.
Probably the resolution of the 2 pictures is not the same value, resulting in " sucks my marching ants to the edge" phenomenon.
Let us know how you make out.

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