Immigration Law

When Alabama’s sweeping new immigration law went into effect last month, Birmingham business owner Steve Dubrinsky realized he had a serious problem. Dubrinsky runs Max’s Delicatessen, a classic Jewish deli, in the city’s Inverness neighborhood …

Alabama’s new immigration law, which went into effect Oct. 1, has created widespread controversy and unrest among the state’s Hispanic population. But, as anyone who has purchased a vehicle tag or county business license this month can attest …

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TUSCALOOSA | Members of Tuscaloosa’s Hispanic community say the state’s immigration law leaves many unanswered questions about what may happen to them and their children. The Tuscaloosa City School System, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa …

After a federal appeals court let a key part of Alabama’s tough new immigration law stand, Georgians are waiting to see whether the same court will restore a provision of the state’s similar law. Proponents of Georgia’s law said the … Continue reading →

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jerry Spencer had an idea after Alabama’s tough new law against illegal immigration scared Hispanic workers out of the tomato fields northeast of Birmingham: Recruit unemployed U.S. citizens to do the work, give them …

Last week, a federal appeals court blocked the part of Alabama’s new immigration law—one of the harshest in the nation—that required public schools to check on their students’ immigration statuses. A win for immigration advocates? Not so …

A relatively small election is getting intense interest in Arizona. It’s an election to recall State Sen. Russell Pearce, the architect of Arizona’s strict immigration laws. As NPR’s Ted Robbins reports, the recall election is splitting the …