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House Democrats to seek repeal of parts of immigration law

Democratic state lawmakers say they will seek to repeal parts of Georgia’s tough new immigration enforcement law, complaining it is harming the state’s $68.8 billion farming industry.

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Immigration issues in new Alabama laws

The new year brings with it some new laws, including a key provision of Alabama’s tough new immigration law and a change in the type of expert testimony that can be presented in criminal and civil cases.

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Immigration, testimony addressed in new Ala. laws

BOB JOHNSON Associated Press MONTGMERY, Ala. The new year will bring with it some new laws, including a key provision of Alabama’s tough new immigration law and a change in the type of expert testimony that can be presented in criminal and civil cases.

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Federal judge blocks key parts of South Carolina immigration law

A federal judge Thursday blocked several provisions of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law from taking effect New Year’s Day, including a requirement for law officers to check the immigration status of people they pull over if they suspect those people are in the country illegally.

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Judge blocks parts of SC immigration law

A federal judge on Thursday blocked several provisions of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law from taking effect New Year’s Day .

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Judge blocks Alabama immigration rule on mobile homes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – A federal judge temporarily blocked a part of Alabama’s tough new immigration law on Monday that requires residents to show proof of citizenship when registering mobile homes with the state. U.S.

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Alabama promises revisions to tough immigration law

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said on Friday he would work to revise the state’s tough new immigration law following embarrassing incidents of foreign workers being detained because they were not carrying sufficient identification. Bentley, House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, said in a statement they do not plan to repeal or weaken the …

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APNewsBreak: Ala. AG says change immigration law

Alabama’s attorney general has become the highest ranking Republican official to suggest throwing out parts of his state’s tough new immigration law, as he recommended that lawmakers repeal some portions of the statute that have been put on hold by federal courts and clarify some others.

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Officials probe Alabama immigration law’s impact on rights

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – Two Justice Department officials said they returned to Alabama on Monday as “boots on the ground” to sift through some of the more than 1,000 e-mails and calls received on a hotline fielding concerns about the state’s tough new immigration law. “The more we hear, the more concerned we are about the impact of Alabama’s immigration law on a wide range of federal rights …

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Alabama immigration crackdown nabs Mercedes executive

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) – As Mercedes-Benz executive Detlev Hager negotiated the streets of Tuscaloosa last week, he drove right into the controversy over Alabama’s tough new immigration law. The rental car he was driving, lacking a tag, caught the attention of a local policeman, who stopped Hager on Wednesday. When the officer asked for a driver’s license, all he had on him was a German ID …

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