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Mexican Government May Claim that Alabama Immigration Law Violates NAFTA Treaty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which is a close political ally of the Obama Administration, and a Mexican lawyers group (the Mexican National Association of Democratic Lawyers (ANAD)) have filed a complaint with the Mexican Government arguing that the Alabama anti-illegal immigration law breaches the supplemental labor agreement … Continued
September 21, 2012

Developing story, 11th circuit hands down ruling on HB56

Staff Report Today, the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down its ruling on Alabama’s immigration law HB56. What we understand so far: Sections they think will not withstand challenge… Section 10 –creates a new state crime for an unlawfully present alien’s “willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document. Section … Continued
August 20, 2012

Mike Hubbard Responds to Obama’s Decision to Halt Deportations of Certain Illegals

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday President Obama announced that he was ordering that U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop deporting illegal aliens under that age of 30.  The President announced that undocumented workers with a high school diploma or GED, no criminal record, who have been in the country at … Continued
June 21, 2012

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice Supports Obama’s Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) issued a written statement Friday praising President Barack H. Obama’s announcement that illegal aliens younger than 30, who have been in the U.S. for five consecutive years and have a high school diploma or GED or military service and no criminal record … Continued
June 19, 2012

HB56 Opponents Remain Determined

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday the groups that are opposing Alabama’s strictest in the nation anti-illegal immigration law held a joint press conference to announce that their fight would continue and their campaign against the state of Alabama would escalate Wade Henderson who is the President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on … Continued
June 1, 2012

Pro Undocumented Worker Group Plan Rally in Montgomery on Sunday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Coalition on Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) has announced that they are holding a “Mega-March” in Montgomery on Sunday, May 27th. The Alabama Political Reporter talked with ACIJ spokesperson and organizer Salvador Cervantes about the event.  Mr. Cervantes said that the group was seeking the repeal of HB56 and … Continued
May 25, 2012

Immigrant Group Claims Heart of Dixie Has Turned the Clock Back On Civil Rights

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) signed HB658 into law, revising Alabama’s landmark anti-illegal immigration law, the Beason Hammon Alabama Citizen and Taxpayer Protection Act, HB56, that was passed into law last year.  On Monday, pro-immigrant groups denounced the Governor’s decision. The Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum … Continued
May 22, 2012

Could Governor Veto Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill?

By Brandon Moseley and Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Both Houses of the Republican controlled Alabama State Legislature passed the same version of a rewrite of Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration law on Wednesday, the last day of the 2012 Alabama legislative session.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill and both budgets were then sent to Republican Governor … Continued
May 18, 2012

McMillan Speaks To Rainy Day Patriots

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, John McMillan spoke to the Rainy Day Patriots Thursday about his department. Commissioner McMillan said, “The agency was a total disaster,” when he took over.  It was “broke” and the poor fiscal situation required that he had to lay … Continued
May 18, 2012

House Passes Immigration Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a new anti-illegal immigration bill to fix unintended consequences in Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration bill, HB56.  The new anti-illegal immigration bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives by a margin of 67 to 37.  This bill had passed in the Alabama Senate … Continued
May 17, 2012