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... Continue »
Alabama immigration law HB 56 hasn't just terrorized the state's undocumented immigrants. Their children, many of them native-born U.S. citizens, are also suffering the consequences of the state's torturous immigration politics. Continue »
A federal judge has refused to block Alabama's strict new immigration law while the Obama administration appeals a ruling last week that upholds major portions of it. Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn of United States District Court had upheld provisions allowing the police to ask for immigration papers during routine... Continue »
Montgomery Public Schools' officials said the state's new immigration law already is having a significant impact on the system with the potential to cost students valuable class time and the system money. Continue »
Alabama's strict new immigration law may be backfiring. Intended to force illegal workers out of jobs, it is also driving away many legal immigrant workers who work in construction and on farms doing backbreaking jobs that Americans generally won't. Continue »
Mohamed Ali Muflahi, the first person arrested under Alabama's strict new immigration law, is actually residing in the United States legally, his attorney proved on Monday. Muflahi, a 24-year-old born in Yemen, was arrested Friday during a drug raid in Etowah County, Alabama, along with two other Yemenis, the... Continue »
Another day, another series of articles highlighting the devastating effects of Alabama's immigration law. This self-inflicted wound is already wreaking havoc on the state's reputation and economic output. Continue »
How can there be a labor shortage when nearly one out of every 11 people in the nation are unemployed? That's the question John Harold asked himself last winter when he was trying to figure out how much help he would need to harvest the corn and onions on... Continue »
An alarming number of Hispanic students in Alabama failed to show up at school on Monday, following a federal judge's ruling last week to uphold parts of the toughest immigration law in the country. Continue »
The entry into effect of Alabama's HB 56 law, parts of which were upheld a few days ago by a federal judge, will negatively affect the state by causing an exodus of its Latino population. The restrictive legislation is a legal win for its supporters, who look at illegal... Continue »