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HB 56 Protestors Take a Stand Outside Sen. Beason's Church

on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 17:58

Yesterday, a group of more than 100 people gathered in Gardendale, Alabama to protest the enactment of HB 56, Alabama’s strict new anti-immigrant law.  They mobilized outside a church where HB 56 backer Senator Scott Beason is a regular attendee, though the protesters were not able to meet or speak with Senator Beason.  The gathering brought together community faith leaders and their congregations to protest HB 56’s harmful effects on Alabama’s families

Tell Governor Bentley that Alabama Can’t Afford to be Arizona

on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 17:58

Last year, Arizona passed SB 1070, at the time the strictest immigration law in the nation.  SB 1070 criminalized undocumented immigrants, made it illegal to hire one, and gave local police forces expanded powers to crack down on the undocumented population.  It also promptly ostracized Arizona as a bastion of intolerance, and the state lost hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourism dollars and other boycotts.