Category Archive: Alabama

Feb
06

New Report Examines Dire Consequences of “Attrition through Enforcement” Immigration Strategy

Federal immigration enforcement resources have increased significantly in recent years, as have the number of deportations. Meanwhile, states have passed harsh immigration laws intended to crack down on unauthorized immigrants. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has announced that he supports a policy of “self-deportation.” What do these things have in common? The belief that making daily …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/06/new-report-examines-dire-consequences-of-attrition-through-enforcement-immigration-strategy/

Feb
02

Alabama’s Extreme Immigration Law Could Cost State Billions, Report Finds

Implementing Alabama’s extreme immigration law (HB 56) would be incredibly expensive. That is the bottom line of a new report by University of Alabama economist Samuel Addy entitled A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the New Alabama Immigration Law. According to the report, the law could cost Alabama up to $11 billion in GDP and nearly $265 …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/02/02/alabamas-extreme-immigration-law-could-cost-state-billions-report-finds/

Dec
20

New Reports Track Devastating Impact of Alabama’s Extreme Immigration Law on Residents

Despite recent court decisions and interpretations from the state’s Attorney General that limit implementation of Alabama’s draconian immigration law, HB 56, much of damage has already been done. Two recent reports by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the AFL-CIO further illustrate the ways in which HB 56 is complicating many aspects of daily life. Both …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/20/new-reports-track-devastating-impact-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-immigration-law-on-residents/

Dec
16

Federal Verification System Won’t Help Alabama Determine Legal Status Under New Law

While the devastating impacts of Alabama’s over-the-top immigration law, HB 56, continues to be felt by Alabamans, there have been a recent string of victories. In addition to a federal judge’s ruling this week temporarily blocking state agencies from denying mobile home registrations to immigrants who cannot prove legal status, the state’s Attorney General also …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/16/federal-verification-system-won%e2%80%99t-help-alabama-determine-legal-status-under-new-law/

Dec
14

Federal Judge Blocks Yet Another Provision of Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

As if people needed more proof that Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is bad for the state, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of yet another provision of the law this week. U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson temporarily enjoined enforcement of Section 30 that, as applied, requires mobile home owners to provide proof …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/14/federal-judge-blocks-yet-another-provision-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/

Dec
01

Alabama’s Immigration Law Digs Deeper Hole for State Economy

Although some Alabama lawmakers credit the state’s overall drop in unemployment to their new immigration law (HB 56), the reality is that many industries and sectors in the state are losing workers and jobs. This week, the Birmingham News reported that Alabama’s construction industry is losing jobs faster than nearly any other state—a loss experts …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/01/alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-digs-deeper-hole-for-state-economy/

Nov
22

Thousands Rally for Repeal of Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law

Thousands gathered outside the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama yesterday to demand the repeal of the state’s harsh anti-immigration law, HB 56. Religious, community and civil rights leaders, as well as a special Congressional delegation, urged state legislators to bring an end to Alabama’s immigration law—a law which continues to slow state …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/22/thousands-rally-for-repeal-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/

Nov
15

Policing the Enforcers: Criminalizing Alabama Employees Encourages Discrimination

Alabama lawmakers want undocumented immigrants to be so afraid of the consequences of the state’s new anti-immigrant law (HB 56) that they leave the state. However, that’s not the only fear factor built into the law. Under section 6(f), state and local government employees must report violations of HB 56—which includes unlawfully present immigrants even …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/15/policing-the-enforcers-criminalizing-alabama-employees-encourages-discrimination/

Nov
08

Provisions in Alabama’s Immigration Law Go Further Than You Think

It’s no stretch to call Alabama’s new immigration law (HB 56) extreme—especially the provision (since enjoined) which required schools to check the immigration status of students and made it a criminal misdemeanor for an unauthorized immigrant to fail to carry immigration documentation. Two provisions that may have flown under the radar, however, are the contract …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/08/provisions-in-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-go-further-than-you-think/

Nov
03

Congressional Members to Join Civil Rights Groups in Fight Against Alabama’s “Juan Crow” Law

In the days following passage of Alabama’s extreme immigration law (HB 56), many business, religious and civil rights leaders spoke out about the law’s damaging impact on immigrant communities, farms, businesses, and schools. Since then, many notable community and civil rights leaders have stepped forward to add their voice to those demanding a repeal of …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/03/congressional-members-to-join-civil-rights-groups-in-fight-against-alabama%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjuan-crow%e2%80%9d-law/

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