03/08/12 The annual commemoration of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama is taking on a new—albeit deeply related—cause today, as marchers highlight immigration, voting rights, and the need to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law HB 56.
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03/07/12 National labor leaders have come out in strong opposition to Alabama's HB 56 anti-immigrant law, noting the disturbing parallels between the law and Alabama's civil rights history, and calling on the state to repeal the law.
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03/06/12 Amidst a heated campaign to repeal Alabama's "worst in the nation" anti-immigrant law, this year is the first time that the issue of immigration has been officially incorporated into the historic Selma to Montgomery, AL march to commemorate our nation's struggle for civil and human rights.
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03/02/12 Alabama's unjust past will effectively be connected to its unjust present next week, when immigrant rights advocates in Alabama join forces with Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and a slate of other national groups on the Selma to Montgomery commemoration march.
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02/29/12 Alabama made recruiting auto manufacturers a top economic priority for the state. And, it's worked. Mercedes, Honda and Hyundai have plants in the state. Now, those car industry companies that Alabama prizes are facing pressure to join the fight against HB 56
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02/29/12 When Alabama first began implementing its HB 56 anti-immigrant law, the Southern Law Poverty Center (SPLC) set up a hotline for Alabama immigrants and residents to call in with comments and complaints about how the law has affected them.
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02/28/12 This past Sunday movie stars and a Hollywood director lifted up an important message for viewers as they celebrated the Oscars. As reported by the Spanish language Associated Press, actors Demián Bichir and George Clooney and director Chris Weitz "said on Sunday that they will keep advocating for immigration reform in the United States."
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02/27/12 Last night, the Academy gave a meaningful nod to Demián Bichir for his role as an undocumented immigrant in Chris Weitz's movie, "A Better Life."
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02/27/12 Jan Brewer is one very busy governor. The Arizona Governor has been in town for the National Governors' Association 2012 Winter Meeting, with a schedule so booked up that she's had to decline invitations left and right.
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02/22/12 The Lawrence Journal-World reports today that the Kansas state legislature probably won't be moving forward with a slate of immigration bills supported by Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Kobach, who has managed to impose his anti-immigrant vision on states like Arizona and Alabama, appears to be swing-and-a-miss in his own home state.
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02/17/12 A new report released today by the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland details the many ways in which immigrants of all stripes lift up Maryland's economy, and recommends steps the state should take to preserve a healthy relationship with all of its residents.
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02/17/12 As costs mount, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking a federal judge to consolidate legal challenges to the state's "papers, please" immigration law, SB 1070. Brewer's learning the hard way that when you attack the Constitution, civil society stands up to protect it.
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02/16/12 Yesterday, we wrote about the premiere of Chris Weitz's "Is this Alabama?" film series, a collection of four short videos documenting life under Alabama's HB 56 immigration law.
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02/15/12 The Center for American Progress (CAP) today launched a new film series from Oscar-nominated director Chris Weitz ("Twilight: New Moon," "A Better Life") entitled "Is This Alabama?"—a project intended to probe into and expose the extremities of Alabama's harsh new anti-immigrant law, HB 56.
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02/15/12 A spirited Valentine's Day rally to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, turned into a commentary on race and immigrant relations yesterday when hundreds of Alabamians showed up at the State House to protest, only to be largely turned away and prohibited from speaking to their legislators inside.
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02/08/12 In Alabama this Valentine's Day? Help us take a stand against HB 56, Alabama's immigration law. The state legislature returns to session this week and we need to show them that there is NO love for HB 56 in Alabama.
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02/07/12 As the Alabama state legislature begins its new legislative session today, the costs and consequences of the state's "papers, please" anti-immigration law is the hottest political topic in the state.
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02/06/12 Activists fighting for a repeal of Alabama's immigration law, HB 56, announced today that they have called on the state's auto manufacturers to stand with them against Alabama's "backward immigration policy." (We live-tweeted the press conference here.)
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02/03/12 Mitt Romney may be eager to have Kris Kobach around as an adviser and endorser, but not everyone is as enthusiastic about the prospect of such ties.
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02/02/12 While Kris Kobach his wreaking havoc on the immigrant families and the economies of other states, the Agriculture Secretary in Kansas wants to create a program to allow undocumented immigrants to work.
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02/01/12 Despite his claim that HB 56 "is a jobs bill" that would free up hundreds of thousands of jobs for Americans once immigrants self-deported, there's been no evidence that the immigration law has contributed to the state's lowered unemployment rate, and no job growth in immigrant-heavy sectors like agriculture and construction.
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01/31/12 More on Alabama and the HB 56 anti-immigrant law today: This American Life at NPR radio has a great broadcast entitled "Reap What You Sow" – a comprehensive story about life in Alabama under HB 56.
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01/30/12 With all of the immigration news happening across the country, it's rare that we here in DC have an opportunity to take action in a local fight. Well here's your chance! The immigrant youth movement is spearheading a campaign to allow all DC residents to obtain driver's licenses.
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01/30/12 It's been a little while since we've mentioned Alabama's HB 56, the harshest state immigration law in the land. With the state legislature coming back into session February 7, however, will come renewed attempts to repeal this terrible law. And boy, are there reasons to push repeal.
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01/23/12 "This is a jobs bill," they said. "This is a jobs-creation bill for Americans," they said. Such were the arguments that Alabama Senator Scott Beason (R) and Rep. Micky Hammon (R) made last year before passing their notoriously anti-immigrant state law, HB 56.
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01/17/12 Yesterday evening, Scott Douglas, executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, made an appearance on the Colbert Report to discuss Alabama's monster immigration law, HB 56. On the day Americans were celebrating the memory of our nation's greatest civil rights leader, Douglas invoked the great leader himself.
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01/11/12 Today, Mitt Romney issued a press release highlighting his endorsement by anti-immigrant ringleader Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R). Kobach is the leading architect of the "papers, please" anti-immigration laws in states like Alabama and Arizona and has a long track record of opposing positive immigration reforms—including those that would benefit U.S. citizens.
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