Immigration madness - how racist political leadership costs all citizens regardless of race.

Fair use for education and news - CNN photo - "In schools, towns and farms, battle heats up over Alabama's tough immigration law"

Racism Cost Farmers

Rotting tomatoes in fields as no one is available to pick them.

University of Alabama Study - $10.8 Billion loss to state, says economics professor..

"Immigration law case payouts now total $580,000. That is not counting the states legal expenses...The law barred and criminalized contracts with illegal immigrants, required new students to provide immigration information for public school enrollment, barred illegal immigrants from transactions with governments, required the carrying of proof of lawful immigration status, barred illegal immigrants from seeking jobs and allowed law enforcement officers to check immigration status of people during routine traffic stops and other law enforcement contact. It allowed law enforcement to hold suspected illegal immigrants without bond." http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/05/alabama_agrees_to_230000_to_se.html

Crops rot in fields, farms fail http://mic.com/articles/8272/alabama-illegal-immigrant-crackdown-destroys-farm-business

Georgia racist policies resulted in a $1 billion dollar loss to its economy, Alabama realized the same results times 10. http://immigrationimpact.com/2014/02/13/farm-bureau-warns-enforcement-only-immigration-reform-would-harm-americas-food-supply/

More on the Alabama law which is about racism instead of good sense. http://immigrationimpact.com/category/state-and-local-immigration-law/alabama/

Immigrant rights activists in gather at Kelly Ingram Park–site of many protests during the civil rights struggle in Birmingham–to call for immigration reform. (Fair use, education, news: Photo by Alex Stonehill)

http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2014/03/28/an-eye-opening-trip-reveals-depth-in-the-deep-south/22071

More References on Immigrant Labor
The Chicken Trail   The "chicken trail" -- the recruitment of Latino poultry workers along the US-Mexican border for employment in southeastern states from Arkansas and Missouri to the Carolinas.

Amnesty - Reasons to Grant Amnesty to Illegal aliens

Migrant Workers Protection Act  http://www.dol.gov/whd/mspa/

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Immigrant Rights in Alabama

Alabama's Immigration Law Is Bad for Citizens

"Stop children, the fascist are waiting at the Alabama border! Your papers please." Republican Alabama Governor "States Rights" Bentley discriminates against American children born of parents in nation illegally. "Make the children suffer," the new Republican mantra.

Link:  Why Alabama's Immigration Bill Is Bad for Citizens - The Atlantic "The state is trying to embed immigration enforcement into everyday life, thereby making government even more omnipresent." 

"Alabama Immigration Law Will Be Costly - Alabama, the lawyers want to say, "thanks."
Read more from this Tulsa World article at  http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=61&articleid=20110613_11_A11_Alabam253902


Read more, the Anniston Star, Editorial Board - "Breaking our mean code: Alabama state government punishes working people."
 http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14215441/article-Breaking-our-mean-code--Alabama-state-government-punishes-working-people?instance=opinion_lead