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Alabama gives police power to arrest illegal immigrants on sight in toughest law yet
UK Daily Mail ^
| 6/9/11
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 06/09/2011 3:36:48 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Alabama's governor has signed the nation's toughest new immigration law in a major crackdown on 'illegals'.
The new law affects education, housing and employment. It requires public schools to document students' immigration status and even makes it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride.
The bill also means police can arrest anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant if they're stopped for any other reason.
Alabama employers also are now required to use a federal system called E-Verify to determine if new workers are in the country legally.
Gov. Robert Bentley said the law is America's toughest. Groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center say they plan to challenge it.
Mary Bauer, the legal director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said on Thursday that she expects a lawsuit to be filed before the provisions of the law are scheduled to take effect on September 1.
Mrs Bauer said: 'It is clearly unconstitutional. It's mean-spirited, racist and we think a court will enjoin it.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; illegal; immigration; undocumented
Comment #1 Removed by Moderator
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
ROLL TIDE
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:38:33 PM PDT
by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
I hope there is a severability clause in the law or this is DOA until the courts are done, which will be forever.
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:38:54 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(There are people in power who belong in jail.)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
(How long before Obozo sues?) For Zero to have standing, he would have to be an illegal alien. /irony
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:40:13 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(There are people in power who belong in jail.)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Just might have to think about moving to AL.
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:41:23 PM PDT
by
Avery Iota Kracker
(You say ma-ca-ca, I say mac-a-ca....)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
WAR EAGLE!
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:45:55 PM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
(Liz Cheney/Sarah Palin 2012 Release the photo Andrew!)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Good for Alabama.
And the SPLC and the ACLU can go to h*** for all I care.
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:48:08 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
To: Admin Moderator
Why was the title changed to include the mocking words “UK Tabloid” and removed from breaking news?
The UK Daily Mail is a reputable paper, and breaks many stories which I have posted here.
Why so kneejerk?
The story is also here on CNN, if it matters:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/09/alabama.immigration/
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posted on
06/09/2011 3:51:21 PM PDT
by
Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
(Dear Lord, Please judge Barack Hussein Obama for betraying Israel, and not the whole nation. Amen.)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
sweet home ALABAMA.....WHERE THE SKIES ARE SO BLUE
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Dare I say it - illegal aliens are after all,
CRIMINALS.
Way to go Alabama!
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posted on
06/09/2011 4:00:43 PM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
When they say it is mean-spirited, racist to expect illegals in the country to comply with the same laws as everybody else must comply with, is just mean-spirited, racist, this just erodes our laws and it starts making us nation of limted laws if you be illegal, you be given special treatment.
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
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posted on
06/09/2011 4:11:39 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
Hurray!!! Courage Alabama.
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
The folks in the “Yellowhammer’’ State show it can be done. Way to go Alabama!
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posted on
06/09/2011 4:26:01 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
"Mrs Bauer said: 'It is clearly unconstitutional. It's mean-spirited, racist and we think a court will enjoin it.'"Oh... well, if it's 'mean spirited' we can't have that.
I remember right there in the contitution where it says "no mean spirited laws"
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posted on
06/09/2011 5:18:42 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(CAPSLOCK! -Unleash the fury! [Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket])
To: The Sons of Liberty
Enter France, Englan, Germany, Saudi Aribia, illegaly, give us a call when you get back all of you FORMER liberals. Meanwhile screw you and have fun.
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posted on
06/09/2011 5:33:42 PM PDT
by
Waco
(Nominate Palin or forget 2012 you lost)
To: Doogle
Will numerous Mexican-American-Alabamian police sue to stop enforcement?
80% of the LEOs and BP are Mexicans in AZ so it may be OK in Bama!
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posted on
06/09/2011 6:45:10 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(Until Reagan rises from the dead: Thank God McCain didnt win. Obama's better than some RINO.)
To: Doogle
Well, my relatives in B’Ham have never heard this from me. WAY TO GO ALABAMA!
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posted on
06/09/2011 7:07:27 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: Doogle
Excellent news. I hope Alabamans don’t back down because of the inevitable federal assault that is coming.
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posted on
06/10/2011 7:05:22 AM PDT
by
DangerZone
(Close the primaries or say hello to Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney)
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