Advocates who favor more lenient immigration policies said the recall Tuesday of the chief architect of Arizona's immigration law is the first shot in a battle against "extremism" they will take nationwide in 2012.
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Reporting Rock Center's upcoming story about Alabama's controversial new immigration law, our team found this to be one of the key questions being debated: Are undocumented immigrants a drain on public finances or a boon to the economy? The two opposing sides each can cite studies and statistics to...
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While members of our team were down in Alabama last week, we swung by the Birmingham News to meet up with editorial writer and columnist Joey Kennedy, who wrote about the organizational response to HB 56 last Sunday.
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Earlier this week, Rivera Communications and La Jefa Radio -- the largest Spanish- language radio station in Alabama launched their "14 Cities, 14 Days, One Family, One Alabama" walk across Alabama to meet and interview Alabamians from all walks of life, to broadcast live radio shows and hold rallies...
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However Gov. Robert Bentley views the impact of Alabama's immigration law on recruiting new businesses to the state, he clearly sees trouble with aspects of the law. Bentley, in a speech to 679 business and elected leaders at a Birmingham Business Alliance luncheon Monday, said the immigration law needs...
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After hearing tearful comments from students, teachers and others about Alabama's new immigration law, the Birmingham Board of Education said it will pass a resolution in the next few days condemning the law.
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About 20 college students urged the state Board of Regents Tuesday to rescind a policy that bars illegal immigrants from attending Georgia's top colleges. The rule, which went into effect this fall, prohibits illegal immigrants from attending schools that turned away academically qualified students the past two years.
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Move over, Mark Krikorian. Make way, Mo Brooks. Turns out we've got another Republican none too shy about getting out there and defending the Alabama immigration law, humanitarian crisis be damned.
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) yesterday admitted that the state's worst-in-the-nation immigration law needs changes. Gov. Bentley's comments come after continued stories criticizing the economic catastrophe for Alabama agriculture, burdensome new requirements forced upon Alabama small businesses...
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) yesterday admitted that the state's worst-in-the-nation immigration law needs changes. Gov. Bentley's comments come after continued stories criticizing the economic catastrophe for Alabama agriculture, burdensome new requirements forced upon Alabama small businesses, and damage to the state's reputation as a place foreign companies...
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