Oct 11, 2011
"What's important is not to be afraid," said the deacon of a Catholic church, which has, like others throughout the state, turned into an orientation center for an immigrant community terrified by Alabama's new immigration law, HB56. Here, immigrants can learn their rights and find out what options they...
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The panic continues. Federal judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn refused to stop enforcement of immigration law HB 56 while her decision to let the worst provisions of the law stand is appealed by the Department of Justice and civil rights groups.
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The poster is mildly worded, but carries a very big punch. "Attention to all water customers," it begins. "To be compliant with new laws concerning immigration you must have an Alabama driver's licence …" And then comes the hit: "… or you may lose water service."
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Whatever you think about the immigration policy in the United States, there is clearly the law and then there is reality. The immigration issue is often debated in terms of justice, rights and the protection of our borders, but there's a business story to be told as well.
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Alabama's strict new immigration law may be backfiring. Intended to force illegal workers out of jobs, it is also driving away many construction workers, roofers and field hands here legally who do backbreaking jobs that Americans generally won't.
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Illegal immigrants can now apply for state-financed scholarships and aid at state universities after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he had signed the second half of a legislative package focused on such students.
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Oct 7, 2011
The baby girl was born on October 3, weighing just 5 pounds 15 ounces. But just as she came into the world, her father, a dishwasher in a restaurant, was detained by immigration authorities, possibly to be deported. The mother, who is 20 years old and also undocumented,...
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Alabama's controversial new immigration enforcement law is fostering an environment of fear in the state's classrooms that's affecting all students, leading critics of law said during a Wednesday conference call. The new law requires that all schools verify the immigration status of children enrolling for the first time....
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The nation's harshest immigration law, upheld by a federal judge last week, is creating nothing short of a "humanitarian crisis," opponents of the law said in a news conference this afternoon. Attorneys, educators and children's advocates said the effects of the law mirror the fear and racism felt...
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Two new reports from the non-profit, Virginia-based National Foundation for American Policy finds that highly skilled immigrants from India sponsored today on the most common employment-based visa could wait 70 years for a U.S. green card. The reports, released Wednesday, are based on data from the U.S. State...
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