In a series of decisions issued Monday afternoon, a federal appeals court in Atlanta struck down major portions of controversial immigration laws passed by Alabama and Georgia—including a provision requiring public school officials to determine the immigration status of newly enrolling students. As the first decisions to be issued following the Supreme Court’s opinion in the challenge to Arizona SB 1070, the rulings (here, here, and here) represent a critical victory for the immigrants’ rights movement and another loss for Kris Kobach and other proponents of “attrition through enforcement.”
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Cha Cha 123
August 20, 2012 at 6:22 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
GREAT!
Mexeagle
August 21, 2012 at 9:57 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Without an education we are doomed.The survival of any race is thru education.No one but no one should be denied an education.
Federal Appeals Court puts brakes on most provisions of Georgia and Alabama's immigration laws | Latina Lista
August 20, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[...] to ImmigrationImpact: In a series of decisions issued Monday afternoon, a federal appeals court in Atlanta struck down [...]