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Some illegal immigrants prepare to flee Alabama ahead of new law
The Lookout ^ | July 19, 2011 | Liz Goodwin

Posted on 07/19/2011 8:24:07 AM PDT by moonshinner_09

Illegal immigrants in Alabama are selling off household items such as microwaves and sofas in preparation to leave the state if a tough new law goes into effect Sept. 1.

The Birmingham News' David White collects anecdotal evidence that some of the estimated 120,000 unauthorized immigrants in the state are considering leaving or have already left because they worry they would be arrested and deported under the new law.

An operations manager for a Spanish-language radio provider told White that people are calling in to try to sell trucks, sofas, microwaves and other household items to listeners. "They say they're leaving. They kind of tell you that at the end, so people feel bad for them and buy the item," Orlando Rosa of Rivera Communications said.

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KEYWORDS: al; aliens; immigration
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To: BlatherNaut
They simply relocate to states controlled by liberals or to “sanctuary cities” where they’ll continue to be a drain on legal citizens.

well if the legal residents continue to allow it to happen its their own damn fault, I say make sure these foreign invaders end up in liberal cesspools.

41 posted on 07/19/2011 1:24:13 PM PDT by 09Patriot (your freedom to be you, includes my freedom to be from you.--Wilkow)
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To: 09Patriot

These costs aren’t just passed on to local taxpayers - we’re all getting whacked as a result of these “sanctuary cities”.

“Subsidizing Sanctuaries: The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program,” a report from the Center for Immigration Studies, found that the federal grant program commonly known as SCAAP allocated $62.2 million — more than 15 percent of its $400 million total — to 27 jurisdictions that are widely considered to be “sanctuary communities.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/12/doj-gave-millions-sanctuary-communities-report-finds/#ixzz1SUu1Z5k3


42 posted on 07/19/2011 1:45:34 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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43 posted on 07/19/2011 3:43:20 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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