The Georgia and Alabama Anti-Immigration Laws
June 24, 2011
by Daniel Altschuler
As draconian immigration bills pass state houses, its comforting to know that we have the courts. Arizonas SB 1070 has been rebuffed twice in federal court, and Alabama and Georgias copycat laws in Alabama (HB 56) and Georgia (HB 87) will face similar legal challenges. But while the courts are critical for protecting minority rights, the judiciary alone cannot protect our country from an anti-immigrant offensive.
Anti-immigration advocates are working hard to spread these laws further and make them stick in court. Pro-immigrant advocates and allies around the country must thus muster a strong response to break their momentum.
Americas Quarterly - The Georgia and Alabama Anti-Immigration Laws
I believe this is the right thing to do no matter the cost.
The cost of freedom has never come cheap. We will have to learn to do without cheap labor.
Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win.
- Vince Lombardi
June 24, 2011
by Daniel Altschuler
As draconian immigration bills pass state houses, its comforting to know that we have the courts. Arizonas SB 1070 has been rebuffed twice in federal court, and Alabama and Georgias copycat laws in Alabama (HB 56) and Georgia (HB 87) will face similar legal challenges. But while the courts are critical for protecting minority rights, the judiciary alone cannot protect our country from an anti-immigrant offensive.
Anti-immigration advocates are working hard to spread these laws further and make them stick in court. Pro-immigrant advocates and allies around the country must thus muster a strong response to break their momentum.
Americas Quarterly - The Georgia and Alabama Anti-Immigration Laws
I believe this is the right thing to do no matter the cost.
The cost of freedom has never come cheap. We will have to learn to do without cheap labor.
Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win.
- Vince Lombardi