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Alabama's new harshest-in-the-nation anti-immigrant law has put that state, and and its flawed immigration policies, in the spotlight. The resulting news coverage has painted a devastating picture of both the intended and unintended consequences of such legislation—on immigrant communities, law enforcement, schools, farmers, construction companies, and many others.
Alabama has become a poster child for what ill-conceived immigration policy can do to a state and all of its people. This moment provides immigrant advocates specifically an opportunity to tell persuadable audiences why they should support a different vision for their states and for the country. Below we’ve included a brief synopsis of the law as well as some ideas for talking about it.
Among other things, this law:
- Requires that public schools verify the immigration status of children and their parents and report the information collected to the state.
- Authorizes schools to report students and parents who they believe to be undocumented to the federal government.
- Requires police officers to determine the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being undocumented during arrests or routine traffic stops.
- Makes it a state crime for an individual who fails to comply with federal laws requiring documentation of his or her alien registration and if the individual is unlawfully present in the United States.
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