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10-07-2011, 06:10 AM #1working4changeGuest
Alabama Immigrants Moving To The Mid-South
Alabama Immigrants Moving To The Mid-South\
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Thousands of Latino children are being taken out of schools in Alabama. Families are seeking refuge in other states like Tennessee. This comes in the wake of Alabama’s new immigration law. The law states public schools can check the legal status of children and their parents, but will Tennessee follow suit?
"It's a sad day for the state of Alabama, for our country really because it's a step back," says Latino Memphis Director Maurico Calvo
Alabama's immigration law is considered the toughest in the country. Calvo fears Tennessee may be next.
"Tennessee is a southern state and it can be the next state trying to do something on that," Calvo tells abc24.com. "We're not going to be surprised if the legislation next session tries to do something similar. It'll be crazy but I'm sure they'll try."
More than 9,000 Latinos attend Memphis City Schools and that number keeps growing. Calvo says if Tennessee adopts Alabama's law it would be devastating.
"Most families in Memphis have children who were born here, so their parents may or may not have a legal status," he says, "but the children are U.S. citizens and that creates a problem."
University of Memphis Law Professor Steve Mulroy is not surprised states are taking immigration policy into their own hands, but says it's really a federal matter.
"Congress needs to pass comprehensive immigration reform that combines tougher enforcement, limited amnesty, and then get serious about enforcing it,â€
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10-07-2011, 07:35 AM #2"It's a sad day for the state of Alabama, for our country really because it's a step back," says Latino Memphis Director Maurico Calvo
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10-07-2011, 09:31 AM #3
It should read;
Alabama ILLEGAL ALIENS Moving To The Mid-South.Support our FIGHT AGAINST illegal immigration & Amnesty by joining our E-mail Alerts at https://eepurl.com/cktGTn
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10-07-2011, 09:37 AM #4
Now if all States enforced the laws against illegals they would have to move back to their own Countries, never mind just moving to another State.
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10-07-2011, 10:36 AM #5
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"It's a sad day for the state of Alabama, for our country really because it's a step back," says Latino Memphis Director Maurico Calvo
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10-07-2011, 11:54 AM #6
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10-07-2011, 11:56 AM #7Originally Posted by NoBueno...I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid...
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10-07-2011, 01:17 PM #8
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