On Saturday, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) hosted a community blood drive "to celebrate the contributions of immigrants to our communities with caring and dignity."
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Some 72 people trickled into Prince of Peace Catholic Parish by late afternoon today to give blood and learn about state and federal immigration laws and procedures as a sign of solidarity.
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It's encouraging that the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice is hitting the ground running in 2012 where opposition to Alabama's horrible immigration law is concerned. AJIC will hold a series of workshops Saturday at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 4600 Preserve Parkway, in Hoover.
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On June 9, 2011, Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley, with the support of the Alabama legislature, signed into law the now-infamous HB 56 immigration bill. Composed of social, political, and economic barbs, the law has completely changed life as we've known it for all undocumented immigrants throughout the...
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To repair or to replace? That simple question captures the complex political quandary facing Gov. Robert Bentley as he grapples with the state's tough new immigration law. On the left is a coalition of Democratic lawmakers who say the law is an abomination and that it must be...
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A Hispanic advocacy group from northwestern Indiana has launched a second legal challenge to the immigration law approved by the General Assembly this year. East Chicago-based Union Benefica Mexicana filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hammond, claiming portions of the law are unconstitutional.
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It's almost Christmastime…unless you're in Alabama. Across the Yellowhammer State, government leaders are still too busy defending the HB 56 extremist immigration law to really start thinking about "the reason for the season."
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The largest anti-HB 56 protest to come to Montgomery, Alabama happened this past Saturday, when 2500 protestors came to the state capitol to rally for the repeal of the nation's harshest immigration law.
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State legislators looking to crack down on illegal immigration in 2012 are turning away from the law enforcement laws that dominated state houses this year, and instead are pushing other measures that can make life just as difficult for illegal immigrants.
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Congress failed to enact any meaningful immigration legislation this year, leaving in place a woefully flawed system. Sure, it's a vexing issue. But ignoring the problem only makes matters worse. Here are five troubling trends.
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