Thread: Democrat Lawmaker Wants to Repeal Immigration Law

Democrat Lawmaker Wants to Repeal Immigration Law
By Morgan Hightower
State Senator Billy Beasley, a Democrat from Barbour County, plans to introduce a bill in the legislature to repeal Alabama’s immigration law.

“The immigration bill passed in the regular session is not good for Alabama citizens. This issue is one that should be handled by the Federal government and not by individual states. While the border between Mexico and the United States should be secured, a path for citizenship must also be provided for those Mexicans in this country without proper entry.

“It is wrong for public officials to demagogue this matter and to play political games with a most sensitive issue. The economic cost of this ill-advised bill will be huge. It will require the State of Alabama, as well as local governments, to spend millions of dollars to enforce provisions of the law. This comes at a time when we simply cannot afford it. There are also many Alabama businesses who hire Mexican workers and the new law is already hurting them badly I am told.

“I will pre-file a bill to repeal the Alabama immigration law and hope the GOP leadership will support it. In the event they won’t, I will ask them at least to allow reasonable debate on the bill when it comes to the floor for a vote. Unfortunately, that was not done on many serious matters during the recently completed regular session.â€

Waste of time. It's still federal law that illegal is illegal is illegal.

There are also many Alabama businesses who hire Mexican workers and the new law is already hurting them badly I am told.

He is only bringing it for his "base", he is on the agriculture committee and if these farmers want foreign workers so badly, they can hire them legally and sponsor them for a workers VISA, but then they would have to pay them a living wage also.....

“The immigration bill passed in the regular session is not good for Alabama citizens. This issue is one that should be handled by the Federal government and not by individual states. While the border between Mexico and the United States should be secured, a path for citizenship must also be provided for those Mexicans in this country without proper entry.

Let me see if I understand you correctly. Hireing an illegal alien and displacing an Alabama worker is "good for Alabama citicens? Giving illegals taxpayer paid benifits is "good for Alabama citicens? You want to reward someone for breaking federal immigration law. Who voted this idiot into office???

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

a path for citizenship must also be provided for those Mexicans in this country without proper entry.

OH, REALLY? WHY?

The economic cost of this ill-advised bill will be huge. It will require the State of Alabama, as well as local governments, to spend millions of dollars to enforce provisions of the law.

SELF DEPORTATION DOESN'T COST THE TAXPAYER ANYTHING. WHEN THE LAW IS ENFORCED, "THEY" WILL LEAVE!

Well we either pay to feed, house, provide them free medical care and education them or we pay to make sure the citizens of Alabama are protected. I prefer the latter.

People who think like State Senator Beasley are 100% responsible for every unemployed and underemployed American, at least $500 billion a year in federal welfare for people under age 65, at least another $1 trillion a year in state welfare and lost wages for people under age 65; and at least $300 billion a year in federal and state spending on public education because of illegal immigration.

Hold them accountable for the tragedy of our country and get their butts out of public office.