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June 10, 2011

Alabama OKs Harshest Anti-Immigrant Law in U.S. 
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Alabama has enacted a new immigration law even harsher than the Arizona
measure it was modeled on. The measure will require police to arrest
anyone they suspect of being in the country without legal status and
force public schools to determine the immigration status of enrolled
students. The law also makes it a crime to knowingly harbor or transport
an undocumented immigrant. Republican Governor Robert Bently praised the
law as the toughest in the country.

Robert Bentley: "It is a tough bill. It is the toughest bill in the
country. But we wanted a tough bill."
The American Civil Liberties Union says it plans to join a coalition
challenging the law in court before it takes effect in September.



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