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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

Brandon Moseley

May 17, 2012

Legislature Redistricting Plans Now Are Public

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The proposed new redistricting maps from the Committee on Reapportionment were made available to the public on Thursday. Every ten years the legislature has to reapportion the legislative districts as population shift have occurred over the decade. The constitutionally required redistricting process is based on the decennial United States … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 11, 2012

HB56 Opponents Marshal Forces for Last Stand Against Illegal Immigration Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) reiterated their position that “the only true remedy for the harm caused by the state’s “worst in the nation” anti-immigrant law is full repeal.” The group did however indicate that they were open to compromise and would accept a weaker … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 7, 2012

Hammon Defends Record on Immigration

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY-Wednesday, Representative Micky Hammon (R) from Decatur released a statement defending his record opposing illegal immigration. Rep. Hammon is the sponsor of HB658. In the statement Rep. Hammon assures citizens that, “HB658 maintains the strength of the original immigration law.” Rep. Hammon said, “In the months since (implementation of … Continued

Brandon Moseley

May 3, 2012