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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a strict immigration law Thursday. (Governor's Office)

Published: 8/21/2011 5:07 pm

Updated: 8/21/2011 5:15 pm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Alabama's new immigration law has brought people to the streets to make their voice heard on the new law set to take effect September 1st and this week, a federal judge will decide.

Wednesday, US District Judge Sharon Blackburn will hear arguments challenging the legality of Alabama's tough new immigration law. Hispanic organizations, religious leaders and public interest groups who want the law blocked will argue their case. The law is supposed to crackdown on illegal immigration and to do that it requires police to check immigration status of people pulled over in routine traffic stops. It also requires schools and businesses to check the legal status of those enrolling or being hired for jobs.

Those provisions could have a far wider effect on people in the state. According to language in Alabama's new immigration bill, people will now be required to show documents in person to prove citizenship which includes anything from renewing drivers licenses to getting a car tag. Residents looking to avoid long lines by renewing tags online will no longer be able to. For neighbors living in cash strapped Jefferson County, that means the lines just got even longer.

Leading up to the repeal of the immigration bill on Wednesday, there will be vigil on the steps of the federal courthouse, from 6 until 9pm. Protestors will share stories and their concerns about the implications of this bill.

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Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:44 PM

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Urge Congress to pass the halt act. Did any Americans expect the Obama government to sidestep the Congress by executive order, giving 300.000 nationals to probably receive a free pass? I guess when the polls say your ability to run the government is in the doldrums, the only method of hoping for better outcome in 2012, is for the ethnic majority--legal and illegal is to get out the vote. Because our federal voting laws are so negligent, voting numbers for Obama, will be magnified illegally by foreign nationals in that election. More and more states are requesting official picture ID to vote, such as a Drivers License, but even that ID is not without risk?

Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:43 PM

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Of course the Obama administration and the hard core leftists that are in the Department of In-Justice agency, this new policy will remain subdued when carried by the Liberal press. So the majority of the general public will stay satisfactory ignorant. Simply put, you only hear the propaganda and rhetoric from the Left wing of reporters in the national press. The moderate side of the media is disturbed by the costs involved, when the dollar figure expenditures are alerted by different states, to appease the illegal alien invaders. Highest on the dollar spectrum is the instant citizenship for babies, a misinterpreted text under 14th Amendment. Over three hundred thousand babies annually are smuggled into America inside the pregnant Mother across borders or through airlines entry points. Once here the baby born gets an automatic birth certificate, the illegal mother can collect all manner of welfare payments, including the free hospital stay. It bears repeating that the small state of Rhode Island, is caught up in this forced judicial law as are all Americas taxpayers.

Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:43 PM

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The fact is that it’s perfectly legal for a impoverished, pregnant illegal alien, who presents herself as such, to receive state aid in Rhode Island or come to that most states, especially frontier states. It’s the law! As Rep. Peter G. Palumbo (D-RI) reported, if pregnant illegal aliens show up at a Human Services office in Rhode Island, they are given the option of Blue Cross, United Healthcare, or Neighborhood Health insurance. They also receive a $450 a month debit card, and $275 a month in food stamps. According to Palumbo, the extension of such entitlement programs to illegal aliens is costing the state approximately $150-$350 million a year.

Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:43 PM

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We've got to reverse Obama's Backdoor Amnesty. No Backdoor Amnesties! No states without E-Verify protection or “Secure Communities.” No more giving away American jobs to illegal aliens! There is no other option, but to remove through mandatory E-Verify (the business safety-net that identifies foreigners in the workplace) and in addition start amplifying 'Secure Communities." 22 million US citizens and legal residents should not be searching for a job, when the Democrats are abusing the "Rule of Law" that all Americans are committed too, written down in the US Constitution. Last week, the White House announced a new plan that will provide an amnesty to non-criminal illegal aliens. Under the new policy, deportation cases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and certain illegal aliens will not only avoid deportation, but could also apply for work permits. Under the plan, 300,000 illegal aliens could receive work permits while 22 million Americans who want a full-time job can't find one!

Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:43 PM

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Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith, has introduced legislation that would prevent Pres. Obama and the Department of Homeland Security from moving forward with this policy. The HALT Act (H.R.2497) would prevent the Obama Administration from: • granting parole (except in narrow circumstances), • issuing deferred action (except in narrow circumstances), • issuing extended voluntary departure to removable aliens, • granting work authorization to aliens on a discretionary basis, • granting TPS to any new groups of aliens, • waiving the three and 10 year bars to admittance for aliens who have been illegally present in the U.S., and • Granting cancellation of removal to illegal immigrants.

Brittanicus - 8/22/2011 4:42 PM

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Contact your U.S. Representative urging him/her to support Rep. Smith's HALT Act. Remember the TEA PARTY leadership is against any form of AMNESTY, as this reckless law that President Obama has just past. The more millions that are encouraged to smuggle themselves into this nation, the more money it cost taxpayers. The worst flaw in Immigration laws is CHAIN MIGRATION. This law must be rescinded, after the original sponsor drops his surety and taxpayers become the payee for those family circle sponsored. They collect (SSI) Supplementary Security income and state payments, which none of these sponsored people have ever paid into. Read all the facts at NumbersUSA, Federation for American Immigration Reform, V-DARE and Judicial Watch for corruption in Washington

candosgirl - 8/22/2011 12:10 PM

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Some of our business's are in deep trouble. An hispanic will walk up to you and shake your hand, ask for a job, and do that job with pride. They are willing to work. Unfortunatley Americans have become spoiled, and so ready to let the government support them that they are not willing to do the same. I see this all the time! I am a born and bred proud to be an American, ashamed of the Americans that have become to good to work for a living!

RebelLadi - 8/22/2011 11:25 AM

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This bill is absolutely the worst thing that could happen to this state!! Businesses will go out of business due to NO WORKERS,food prices will increase,longer lines to get tags & licences renewed, what else???? I am a business owner and I do not have Americans lining up to replace these wonderful Spanish people who are helping US in these labor lines of work! I am truly scared of losing my business! I guess the government will have to be paying me when I lose my job due to this bill!! Bentley is a ignorant racist!!!!!!

harley4u - 8/21/2011 10:32 PM

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Name one POSITIVE BENEFIT that we will get from this insane bill.

bbouler - 8/21/2011 9:24 PM

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Sounds to me like CBS 42 is a bit biased in their reporting. And there is not one mention of ALL the POSITIVE BENEFITS that WILL come from this bill.

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