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Earlier this week, Rivera Communications and La Jefa Radio - the largest Spanish- language radio station in Alabama – launched their "14 Cities, 14 Days, One Family, One Alabama" walk across Alabama to meet and interview Alabamians from all walks of life, to broadcast live radio shows and hold rallies and events.

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Secretary Napolitano: DHS Will Not Help Implement Alabama Law

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on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 16:12

Janet Napolitano, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), told a Congressional committee this week that her agency is not helping Alabama officials enforce our state’s new discriminatory anti-immigrant law. The Secretary said that she is concerned about reports of racial profiling, and that her agency is cooperating with the US Department of Justice to investigate these and other abuses.

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Leaders Call for Washington’s Help in Ending Civil Rights and Humanitarian Crisis in Alabama

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on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 00:00

As Alabama continues to enforce the harshest immigration law in the land, faith, civil rights, and Hispanic group leaders

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Reporting from Alabama Brings Home Consequences of State’s Immigration Law in Devastating Detail

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on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 22:46

The devastating impact of Alabama’s new immigration law continues to generate heartbreaking stories, including three pieces filed from the ground over the weekend:

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

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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

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

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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.

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Alabama Coatition for Immigrant Justice Opposes HB 56

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on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 18:58

A new press release today from the Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice slammed Alabama’s upcoming HB 56 bill, saying the legislation would have a devastating impact upon the state.

The Coalition pointed out that communities and states (like Arizona) which have already enacted similarly harsh anti-immigration legislation have already seen harsh social and economic consequences.

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A Celebration of Our Immigrant Communities

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on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 18:58

Last time, we wrote about the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice and their criticism of Irondale’s new anti-immigrant resolution. Today, we wanted to show off their new flyers for a Celebration of Our Immigrant Communities.

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