Alabama Lawmakers Calls for Immigration Law Repeal

Published February 28, 2012

Washington – Alabama's harsh immigration law can't be fixed and needs to be scrapped, a member of the state legislature said Monday.

Sen. Billy Beasley, a Democrat who has introduced a bill to overturn the law, commented in a conference call organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has just released a report on the effects of HB 56.

"It's ridiculous to think you can solve problems this big with a few tweaks," Beasley said. "This law has created a world of hurt for our state. And this report shows HB 56 is just a mean-spirited law - period."

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