Alabama

Federal Appeals Court puts brakes on most provisions of Georgia and Alabama’s immigration laws

Federal Appeals Court puts brakes on most provisions of Georgia and Alabama’s immigration laws With the ongoing excitement over the Deferred Action program for DREAMer students, it’s hard to remember (outside Arizona) that there are some states still trying to enforce their own versions of immigration law.

Latino immigrant leaders disappointed with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signing immigration revision bill

Latino immigrant leaders disappointed with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signing immigration revision bill Leaders of immigrant Latino communities voiced their disappointment and anger at Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley for signing a bill that made changes to HB-56, Alabama's immigration law.

Alabama passes revision to anti-immigrant bill, waits for Gov.

Alabama passes revision to anti-immigrant bill, waits for Gov. Alabama’s HB 56 was already the harshest state immigration law in the nation. But new revisions took new steps toward making life for the state’s immigrants even more difficult.

Feds: Alabama immigration law caused spike in Hispanic student absences

Feds: Alabama immigration law caused spike in Hispanic student absences A top U.S. Justice Department official warned Alabama that the state's controversial immigration law has had "lasting" and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children.

Alabama immigration law opponents file complaint with Mexican government, say HB 56 violates NAFTA

Alabama immigration law opponents file complaint with Mexican government, say HB 56 violates NAFTA The SEIU continued its fight against Alabama immigration law HB 56 on Monday by filing a complaint with the Mexican Department of Labor, calling the law discriminatory and in violation of NAFTA.

Alabama immigration law opponents urge Democrats to vote against revised bill

Alabama immigration law opponents urge Democrats to vote against revised bill Alabama Republican lawmakers announced a bill last week that would revise the state's immigration law. Opponents of the law aren't impressed, and are pushing Democrats in the state house to vote against the bill.

How Mitt Romney lost Latinos

How Mitt Romney lost Latinos With eight months to go before Election Day, Obama is on pace to match the 76 percent support he got from Latino voters in 2008 — and the GOP may be undoing a decade of work to attract Hispanic.

Federal judges hold off on Alabama and Georgia immigration law rulings

Federal judges hold off on Alabama and Georgia immigration law rulings On Thursday, three judges in a federal court in Florida considered the constitutionality of Alabama’s HB56 and Georgia’s HB87 immigration laws, but they won’t be issuing rulings yet.

Report: Latinos harassed, immigrants denied pay, families live without water thanks to anti-immigrant Alabama law

Report: Latinos harassed, immigrants denied pay, families live without water thanks to anti-immigrant Alabama law Since HB 56 went into effect last fall, children stayed home from school out of fear that their parents would be deported, and U.S.-born children have been denied food stamps because of their parents’ immigration status.

Immigrants trickling back to Alabama despite crackdown

Immigrants trickling back to Alabama despite crackdown In Alabama and no one knows how many people initially left the state after their immigration law passed, so it's impossible to say how many have returned. But some illegal immigrants are trickling back, unable to find work elsewhere.

States move on tuition equity for undocumented students

States move on tuition equity for undocumented students Despite tough economic times and a hostile political environment, immigrant rights activists are forging ahead, and having success, pushing a pro-immigrant youth agenda at the state level.

‘Is this Alabama?’ Documentary pushes for HB 56 immigration law repeal (Video)

‘Is this Alabama?’ Documentary pushes for HB 56 immigration law repeal (Video) Not all Alabamians support the state's HB 56 immigration law and in a new series of videos, Director Chris Weitz, the man behind the film "A Better Life," documents some of the reasons why.

U.S.-born children denied food stamps under Alabama immigration law

U.S.-born children denied food stamps under Alabama immigration law U.S.-born children with undocumented immigrant parents even have been denied food stamps because of a portion of the anti-immigrant law in Alabama.

Alabama immigration crackdown costs state up to $11 billion: study

Alabama immigration crackdown costs state up to $11 billion: study Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigrants, widely seen as the toughest in the United States, has cost the state's economy up to $10.8 billion, according to a new study

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