Saturday, June 11, 2011

SHOCKER! Alabama Passes Racist Immigration Law

Following up on the controversial passage of Arizona's SB 1070 last year and Republican's assuming control of state houses after the midterm elections, several states have attempted to pass even stricter legislation to "regulate immigration." On Thursday, Alabama's Republican governor Robert Bentley signed what he promises is the nation's toughest anti-immigration law.

The PBS News Hour described some of the more prominent provisions:
In addition to allowing law enforcement officers to arrest and detain anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally, Alabama’s measure introduces new rules for educators, would-be landlords, and businesses.


"This signals real momentum on the side of immigration hawks," said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank in favor of stricter enforcement. Among the provisions of the new law:

  • Public schools will have to confirm students’ legal residency status through birth certificates or sworn affidavits.
  • Illegal immigrants are banned from attending state colleges. 
  • Transporting, harboring, or renting property to undocumented immigrants will be illegal.
The housing aspect is one that Ali Noorani of the immigrant-rights group the National Immigration Forum finds troubling: “This is of special concern to mixed status families – children could be arrested for transporting their undocumented parents, for example. It can also impact churches who are ‘transporting’ immigrants to church or are providing any services that may be considered as ‘harboring.'"
Georgia and Utah have also passed anti-immigration laws this year. Utah's law has already been enjoined in court. Arizona's SB 1070 has also been enjoined and has been appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

Alabama's Latino population has doubled to a high of 3.9% from 2000 to 2010. I wonder how many white people will be arrested by Alabama police in order to have their immigration status tested?

2 comments:

Natasha L said...

The governor of Alabama has authorized a questionable immigration law into impact. The bill, due to take effect on September 1, was signed into law by Republican Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday. There is also the fact that there is no legal requirement for US citizens to carry identification, and the fact that not everyone (especially poorer people) has a license.The law is clearly inspired by the questionable Arizona immigration law passed last year. It’s heartening that state elected officials are still moving forward, despite the barrage of criticism and lawsuits they know they will face. Initiating the law will cost personal loans in hiring.

Anonymous said...

The main leader in pushing this immigration bill was Scott Beason. He has now been outed in this gambling case for talking very stupidly about blacks. Check out the transcripts for the recordings the FBI made while he wore their wire. The things he said about blacks were disgraceful. But, after all it is Alabama, could you expect anything less. It seems to me that the white government maybe a little afraid of how for the black race has come that they would like to push them back down into these jobs the illegals are doing. If Scott Beason and his fellow Republicans would talk this way about the people they are suppose to represent, no wonder this is a racist, mean-spirited law. Hey lets not forget by closing those casinos, a whole lot of legal people are out of work.

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