Debate over keeping immigration camp out of Alabama

[struggle4progress]

By John Sharp

In one of Alabama's reddest counties, residents are telling their Republican leaders they don't want the nation's fiery immigration battle coming to their backyard.

"This is a pretty intense issue for our district," said U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, R-Fairhope, who hosted a telephone town hall on the issue Tuesday night in which 91 percent of participants opposed the concept of using two underutilized Navy air fields in fast-growing Baldwin County as makeshift detention facilities for undocumented immigrants.

Over 4,700 people signed onto a petition Wednesday afternoon opposing the possible reuse of the air fields as tent cities to house up to 25,000 undocumented immigrants.

It's Baldwin County's second battle with the federal government in the last two years over the concept. And it's creating some odd political bedfellows ...

https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/political_stunt_or_doing_his_j.html

[FreshStart1]

1. N/T

Nimby.

[Phoenix61]

2. A tent city on the gulf coast is incredibly

stupid. It's not if there's a hurricane evacuation it's when there's a hurricane evacuation. It would be a logistical nightmare. And what's up with no water or sewer?