07 Nov 2011

Alabama law snags citizens, too

"Proponents of Alabama's tough new immigration law applaud the statute for targeting [unauthorized] immigrants living in the state. But the law's first month of enforcement has, in Calhoun County, sent a number of U.S. citizens to jail, too. Calhoun County Magistrate Barbara Campbell said the dozen people charged locally under the law include both legal and [unauthorized] residents." - Anniston Star, Nov. 6, 2011.