…amid a backlash from big business, fueled by the embarrassing traffic stops of two foreign employees tied to the state’s prized Honda and Mercedes plants.
The Republican attorney general is calling for some of the strictest parts of it to be repealed.
Some Republican lawmakers say they now want to make changes in the law that was pushed quickly through the legislature.
Gov. Robert Bentley, who signed the law, said he’s contacting foreign executives to tell them they and their companies are still welcome in Alabama.
By Raul A. Reyes, otherwords.org Ever since Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed the nation's strictest immigration measure into law, he's faced criticism from religious leaders and immigrant advocates. Now Bentley himself admits that the Republican-passed HB 56 needs to be retooled. "Changes are needed to ensure that Alabama has not only the…
Back to Alabama for the moment, because I read something that I hadn't seen regarding the issue of work and immigrants and that state's economy. I came across an article in Bloomberg Businessweek titled: Why Americans Won't Do Dirty Jobs. It was the first word in the title that grabbed my attention. Why. We've read,…
There's more fallout to report from state-level immigration laws. It's important because states like Arizona, Georgia and Alabama have turned into laboratories of consequences. In the weeks and months since those state's approved their controversial laws there's been an exodus of Latinos, and a long list of expected reactions that have fallen short.…
More than three in 10 Latino families in the United States caring for children under the age of 5 say they support the mass deportations promoted by President Donald Trump, […]
