Alabama News Network: Protecting Parental Rights in Alabama

Women's Refugee Commission, News Report, Posted: Nov 27, 2011

The Women's Refugee Commission has prepared a list of tips for parents in Alabama to inform them of their rights.




Mercedes-Benz Executive Arrested Under Alabama Immigration Law

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 21, 2011

Tuscaloosa police arrested a German executive from Mercedes-Benz on Friday, charging him under the state’s immigration law HB 56 for not having proper identification, the Associated Press reports.




Members of Congress Hold Hearing in Alabama

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 21, 2011

Members Congress held an Ad Hoc Congressional Hearing at the Council Chambers of Birmingham City Hall today on HB 56.




Alabama News Network: The "Unintended Consequences" of HB 56

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 17, 2011

Republican senators plan to change Alabama's immigration law, citing "unintended consequences." Here's what they meant.




Justice Department: Alabama Law Threatens "Basic Human Needs"

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 16, 2011

The U.S. Justice Department called Alabama's immigration law unconstitutional in a brief filed with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.




Wooing Latinos, Obama Cites GOP Contrast on Immigration Reform

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Nov 11, 2011

President Obama met Wednesday with Latino media, including New America Media’s Khalil Abdullah, to address concerns of Hispanic voters.




NAM Launches Alabama News Network

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 11, 2011

The Alabama News Network is an editorial exchange to share content and some of the facts and figures behind the new immigration law.




ACLU: Latino Students Singled Out in Alabama School

MarioWire, News Report, Posted: Nov 10, 2011

In a video released Thursday, Alabama father Cineo Gonzales recounts how his daughter received a pamphlet explaining HB 56.




Ethnic Media Confront Humanitarian Crisis in Alabama

New America Media, News Report, By Khalil Abdullah; Video: Cliff Parker, Posted: Nov 10, 2011

Members of the black, Latino and other ethnic media met in Birmingham to explore their best responses to Alabama’s anti-immigration law.




Alabama Radio Host Embarks on 14-Day, 14-City Walk for Dialogue on HB 56

La Jefa Radio, News Report, Posted: Nov 08, 2011

The largest Spanish-language radio station in Alabama has launched a 14-city, 14-day walk to get Alabamans of all backgrounds talking to one another about Alabama’s new immigration law.




Census: Alabama Latino Population Up 145% in 10 Years

El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, By Catalina Jaramillo, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 08, 2011

Although they only account for 3.9% of the population, the number of Latinos living in Alabama increased 145% in the last decade.




Is the Gulf Coast Safe for Immigrant Women?

New America Media, Commentary, Henry Fernandez, Posted: Nov 08, 2011

A ballot initiative in Mississippi and Alabama's recently-enacted anti-immigration law are turning the Gulf Coast into hostile terrain for immigrant women.




Alabama Refuses DOJ Request to Cooperate with HB 56 Inquiry

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Nov 07, 2011

Alabama will not let the battle over its breathtakingly harsh anti-immigrant law, HB 56, be fought just in the courts.




Anti-Immigrant Laws Are Being Used as a Smoke Screen

La Noticia, Commentary, Diego Barahona A., Posted: Nov 04, 2011

What happens when politicians fail to create jobs? The answer is simple: create a smoke screen of anti-immigrant laws.