Today, Hollywood director Chris Weitz (who made one of the Twilight movies, About A Boy, and A Better Life will be releasing a series of short videos calling for the repeal of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law, H.B. 56. The videos are being premiered at the Center for American Progress (CAP),...
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A spirited Valentine's Day rally to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, turned into a commentary on race and immigrant relations yesterday when hundreds of Alabamians showed up at the State House to protest, only to be largely turned away and prohibited from speaking to their legislators inside.
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Hundreds packed the Alabama Statehouse courtyard on Tuesday to rally against the state's tough immigration law, with organizers saying they chose to send a message on Valentine's Day that lawmakers need to love and respect immigrants.
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A crowd of several hundred people rallied in front of the State House for about an hour today to ask legislators to repeal the state's immigration law, known as House Bill 56 when it passed the Legislature last year.
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Alabama's harsh immigration law has stirred controversy since it went into effect in September. The statute, which among other things requires police to question people they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally, has prompted thousands of immigrants to flee the state.
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The legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center said some Alabama Department of Human Resources employees have asked for the immigration status of undocumented parents seeking food assistance for their U.S.-born children.
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Opponents of Alabama's immigration law plan a rally outside the Alabama State House today to urge legislators to repeal it. The rally, organized by the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, will be followed by a lobbying day in which participants will aim to discuss their views of the law...
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Responding to objections raised by religious leaders, law enforcement and other groups, Alabama lawmakers say they plan to propose changes to the state's immigration law within two weeks.
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Feb 10, 2012
The front door is locked on this brown-and-cream mobile home, an aluminum outpost at the end of a pine-tree trailer park beyond Birmingham, Ala. But the back door flaps open in a winter wind. Inside are a bag of red beans, some pet food, and a pair of high...
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As HB 56, the Alabama immigration law, undergoes more scrutiny, the backlash against its architect, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, continues to grow. People are fed up with HB 56, and they know Kris Kobach is the one to blame.
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