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Opponents say Ala.’s ‘Juan Crow’ law causes fear, anxiety
Congressional Dems hear worries over HB 56
Posted Nov 24, 2011, 8:51 am
Uriel J. Garcia Cronkite News Service
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If the goal of state immigration laws was to make life so uncomfortable for illegal immigrants that they leave on their own, it may be working under HB 56 in Alabama.
“HB 56 has caused a chain reaction that prevents Hispanics from living with dignity,” said Trini Garcia, who came to Alabama on a tourist visa 15 years ago and stayed after it expired.
“I never thought Arizona’s law was going to come to Alabama,” she said. “Now it’s created chaos among Hispanics in Alabama.” ...
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112411_ala_immigration_law/opponents-say-alas-juan-crow-law-causes-fear-anxiety/