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Supreme Court Sides With Obama Administration on Arizona Immigration Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The United States Supreme Court struck down three of the four provisions of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070).  The Supreme Court ruled that state and local law enforcement can ask to see someone’s documents, however the Court rejected three … Continued
June 25, 2012

Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Governor Robert Bentley released a written statement announcing that Alabama’s March preliminary unemployment rate had dropped to just 7.3%.  That is down from February’s revised rate of 7.5%. Gov. Bentley said, “We are encouraged to see that Alabama’s unemployment rate has dropped once again, and we will continue … Continued
April 23, 2012

Alabama’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill Passes House: Opponents Vow to Defeat Bill in Senate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Last year the Alabama State Legislature passed HB 56, Hammon-Beason Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, by a wide margin with bipartisan support.  Since then, groups as diverse as the Obama Justice Department, the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, etc. sued the … Continued
April 20, 2012

Immigration Bill Opponents Not Satisfied by HB 658

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Opponents of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration bill (HB 56) say that they are not satisfied with efforts by the bill’s sponsors, Alabama State Senator Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and Alabama State Representative Micky Hammon (R) form Decatur, to modify HB and clarify HB 56 by passage of HB 658. … Continued
April 11, 2012

Fate of Alabama Anti-Immigration Law Likely Decided by Supreme Court in Arizona v. United States

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On April 25th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Arizona v. United States.  Like in Alabama the Obama Administration has sued the state of Arizona over the legality of the immigration law.  Where Alabama’s immigration law is HB 56, their law is known as “SB 1070.” The … Continued
April 5, 2012

Alabama Voters Overwhelmingly Support HB 56

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A new poll has been released showing that likely Alabama voters strongly support the state taking a stand against illegal immigration.  52% of respondents said that they strongly support H.B. 56 while 23% of respondents say that they somewhat support H.B. 56.  Only 11% strongly oppose H.B. 56 while … Continued
March 21, 2012