Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Nation’s Cruelest Immigration Law
The New York Times ^ | August 28, 2011 | The New York Times/Editorial

Posted on 08/28/2011 5:56:29 PM PDT by moonshinner_09

The Alabama Legislature opened its session on March 1 on a note of humility and compassion. In the Senate, a Christian pastor asked God to grant members “wisdom and discernment” to do what is right. “Not what’s right in their own eyes,” he said, “but what’s right according to your word.” Soon after, both houses passed, and the governor signed, the country’s cruelest, most unforgiving immigration law. The law, which takes effect Sept. 1, is so inhumane that four Alabama church leaders — an Episcopal bishop, a Methodist bishop and a Roman Catholic archbishop and bishop — have sued to block it, saying it criminalizes acts of Christian compassion. It is a sweeping attempt to terrorize undocumented immigrants in every aspect of their lives, and to make potential criminals of anyone who may work or live with them or show them kindness.

It effectively makes it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in Alabama, by criminalizing working, renting a home and failing to comply with federal registration laws that are largely obsolete. It nullifies any contracts when one party is an undocumented immigrant. It requires the police to check the papers of people they suspect to be here illegally.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: al; aliens; criminalaliens; dnctalkingpoints; immigrantlist; immigration; nytimes4illegals
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last
To: muawiyah
I think this business of claiming it's punishment to return Mexicans to Mexico is racist.

Absolutely. Mexico has 5.6% unemployment. That's down .1% from a year ago. America should be so lucky. They have a "social safety net" too.

It's a beautiful place that I've traveled far and wide before and would visit again under the right circumstances. I've even volunteered for a Mexican orphanage.

It has its downsides, like any country. Chiefly, these days, it's pockets of cartel violence near the border.

These writers act as if the return of its citizens to Mexico is like a return to a genocidal Sudan or Pol Pot's Cambodia or turning away Jewish refugees feeling from Nazi Germany.

It's absolute nonsense.

41 posted on 08/28/2011 9:53:42 PM PDT by newzjunkey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Brasky

More like a “puke with chunks” alert!


42 posted on 08/29/2011 11:57:16 AM PDT by HenpeckedCon (What pi$$es me off the most is that POS commie will get a State Funeral!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: bigmak007
proclaiming That God has standards to enter Heaven

Nah, the progressive churches think you can pick and choose those, too.

43 posted on 08/29/2011 12:13:42 PM PDT by tnlibertarian (Don't mend SS, end it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 38 | View Replies]

To: moonshinner_09
The churches do not speak for me.
Since these idiot parasites have begun "talking for me" I refuse membership in any organized church.

When they start paying taxes like everyone else, then they can participate in political debate that costs millions of working taxpayers billions$.

44 posted on 08/30/2011 3:59:48 PM PDT by Publius6961 (My world was lovely, until it was taken over by parasites.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: moonshinner_09

If those bishops gave up their exalted positions and went to a Third World Country and worked directly with the sick and poor-———— then I’d listen to them talk about Christian compassion.


45 posted on 08/30/2011 4:05:32 PM PDT by Mears
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-45 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson