Civil rights organizations and labor unions seek repeal of Alabama's immigration law
A coalition of civil rights organizations and labor unions seeking to repeal Alabama's immigration law vowed Thursday to spend advertisement dollars discouraging potential visitors from coming to the state.
The Alabama law requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they detain and suspect of being in the country illegally. Approved last June by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley, the law took effect in September, but sections were put on hold by the federal courts.
The group also plans to step up its efforts in pressuring Alabama's foreign automakers to speak out against HB 56, with several demonstrations scheduled to take place starting today at 73 Hyundai dealerships across the country, including one in Decatur, near Huntsville.
Cindy Estrada, national vice president of the United Auto Workers, said the group plans to have protesters pass out informational fliers at Hyundai dealerships and carry banners with slogans that include "stand up against hate," and "stand up for our children."
http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2012/05/immigration_law_opponents_plan.html
Glad that the coalition of civil rights organizations and labor unions has not slowed the pace of their opposition to Alabama's immigration law.
Alabama had a special session of the legislature last month specifically to fix the worst parts of the law. Unfortunately, the conservative base and tea party groups succeeded in pressuring republican legislators in the special session to make the law even worse rather than improving it.
I guess it's what happens when you have a republican governor and republican majorities in both the house and senate. At least it is what has happened in too many republican-run states.
