Yesterday, 3400 people joined Members of Congress and state civic, civil rights, and religious leaders at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham to protest Alabama's Draconian, "papers, please" anti-immigrant law and to support the effort to repeal the legislation. Continue »
Yesterday, 3400 people joined Members of Congress and state civic, civil rights, and religious leaders at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham to protest Alabama's Draconian, "papers, please" anti-immigrant law and to support the effort to repeal the legislation. Continue »
According to some supporters of Alabama's worst-in-the-nation immigration law – figures such as State Senator Scott Beason, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), anti-immigrant leader Mark Krikorian, and immigration law architect and current Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) – the state's "papers, please"... Continue »
According to some supporters of Alabama's worst-in-the-nation immigration law – figures such as State Senator Scott Beason, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL), U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), anti-immigrant leader Mark Krikorian, and immigration law architect and current Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) – the state's "papers, please"... Continue »
The controversy continues over the Alabama anti-immigration law, as leaders report on additional damage to the state's reputation, economy, and efforts to move on from its Civil Rights era legacy. Continue »
The controversy continues over the Alabama anti-immigration law, as leaders report on additional damage to the state's reputation, economy, and efforts to move on from its Civil Rights era legacy. Continue »
Yesterday, former Republican congressman and current Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam criticized the harsh anti-immigration laws passed in neighboring states Alabama and Georgia, pointing out that the laws are already having real economic consequences and arguing that Florida show not follow this path. Continue »
The implementation of Alabama's HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the nation, has touched off a humanitarian crisis felt throughout the state and across the nation. Families, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, are fleeing the state in droves and children are afraid to go school or even... Continue »
Last night, on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams," reporter Kate Snow did a segment on what Williams called the "huge controversy" in Alabama caused by the passage of the state's "papers, please" HB 56 anti-immigration law. Continue »
Last night, on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams," reporter Kate Snow did a segment on what Williams called the "huge controversy" in Alabama caused by the passage of the state's "papers, please" HB 56 anti-immigration law. Continue »