The tug of war has been started between the State and Federal governments on implementation of immigration law in Alabama, whereas 16 other countries have decided to file the amicus brief with the court to slash the law as well. On the other side, Alabama lawmakers on Friday filed a response to groups seeking a preliminary injunction against the controversial Alabama immigration law that expands restrictions on undocumented immigrants. Before we get the scores of this super bowl, administratively, ICE has adopted the parallel approach to capture Criminal illegal immigrants to pave the way for Congress to achieve bipartisan support to pass the CIR. It might be good news for some illegal immigrants who don’t have any criminal violations, as they may not become the target of ICE raids, per an internal ICE memo. Most of the small business owners in Birmingham and Huntsville area are very much concerned about the legislation and want their representatives, not to uphold the law. Majority of special interest groups and religious organizations in Birmingham and Montgomery have recorded their protest with governor’s office.
As Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC) has recently reported that US immigration officials launched Secure Communities in 2008, after piloting it in Boston and expanding in more than 40 states, enabling local law enforcement to share fingerprints of suspects arrested with federal immigration officials. The goal is to detain and deport illegal immigrants, particularly those who are violent or dangerous.
AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the largest federation of unions in the U.S., with 56 national and international unions and a membership of over 11 million workers. The union federation believes that the current U.S. immigration policy is a “blueprint for employer manipulation and abuse, and both immigrant and American workers are suffering the consequences.”
The AFL-CIO has stated that it continues to support immigration reform; the organization’s executive council issued a statement reaffirming the leading union’s support for comprehensive immigration reform. In the official statement, AFL-CIO reaffirmed that it believes an enforcement-only policy of immigration management is not enough and comprehensive immigration reform is needed.
The general consensus in two metropolitan areas, Birmingham and Montgomery is dithering about the enforcement of law, whereas, all immigrant population perceives the legislation as blank check to enforcement officials for Terry stop searches and seizures. A terry stop is a detention of a person by police or enforcement official on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. In the context of immigration law, because there is no need for probable cause, almost any one can be stopped or even detained based on a belief that the person may be an undocumented alien. (see Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 1968). Such a policy is unconstitutional, un-American, and could have substantial chilling effects on tourism and the larger economy as a whole.
Zeb Memon.
As Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC) has recently reported that US immigration officials launched Secure Communities in 2008, after piloting it in Boston and expanding in more than 40 states, enabling local law enforcement to share fingerprints of suspects arrested with federal immigration officials. The goal is to detain and deport illegal immigrants, particularly those who are violent or dangerous.
AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, is the largest federation of unions in the U.S., with 56 national and international unions and a membership of over 11 million workers. The union federation believes that the current U.S. immigration policy is a “blueprint for employer manipulation and abuse, and both immigrant and American workers are suffering the consequences.”
The AFL-CIO has stated that it continues to support immigration reform; the organization’s executive council issued a statement reaffirming the leading union’s support for comprehensive immigration reform. In the official statement, AFL-CIO reaffirmed that it believes an enforcement-only policy of immigration management is not enough and comprehensive immigration reform is needed.
The general consensus in two metropolitan areas, Birmingham and Montgomery is dithering about the enforcement of law, whereas, all immigrant population perceives the legislation as blank check to enforcement officials for Terry stop searches and seizures. A terry stop is a detention of a person by police or enforcement official on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. In the context of immigration law, because there is no need for probable cause, almost any one can be stopped or even detained based on a belief that the person may be an undocumented alien. (see Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 1968). Such a policy is unconstitutional, un-American, and could have substantial chilling effects on tourism and the larger economy as a whole.
Zeb Memon.
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