Alabama

Alabama’s racism

November 23, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Alabama approved the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic law HB56. The law, passed by the GOP legislature and pushed through by the GOP governor, cries out for a nationwide counterattack.

Live from Alabama: A historic day in the making

November 22, 2011 By Mitch Ackerman

I am proudly representing the 2.1 million members of SEIU and standing alongside members of Congress, faith, community and civil rights leaders to speak out against the state's racist, anti-immigrant law.

Black labor leaders: Alabama’s immigration fight ground zero for civil rights

November 18, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

African American, civil rights and labor leaders visited Birmingham this week to see first hand how the state's new anti-immigrant law is impacting Latinos.

Evangelicals: Alabama’s immigration law is anti-Christian, anti-American

November 16, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

National evangelical leaders who recently visited Alabama as part of an "emergency delegation" are denouncing the state's new anti-immigrant law.

Labor group and an Ohio town call for new immigration approaches

October 26, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

A town in Ohio says that by rolling out a welcome mat for immigrants, rather than persecuting them, it can help solve the immigration problem and fix its economy at the same time.