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Federal Judge OKs Alabama HB 56, Affirms Key IRLI 'Attrition Through Enforcement' Doctrines
On September 28, US District Judge Sharon Blackburn issued Orders denying three requests by the Obama Administration, a coalition of illegal alien and cheap labor interests led by the ACLU and SPLC, and several bishops, to block implementation of the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2011 ("HB 56.") Click on the attachments below to read the Order and Memorandum Opinion for the three related cases, plus the IRLI amicus brief:
Alabama Passes the Most Advanced State Immigration Law in U.S. History
On Thursday, June 2, 2011, the Alabama Legislature passed what may be the most advanced omnibus state immigration enforcement legislation in U.S. history. House Bill 56, the “Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act” of 2011, provides an important and innovative array of state level solutions to the problems created by uncontrolled and unlawful immigration in areas as diverse as employment, voting, education, contracts, and law enforcement.