WHAT'S NEXT

Stop Alabama's Anti-Immigrant Law -- It's Worse Than Arizona
  1. Signatures
    542 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. U.S. Department of Justice (Attorney General Eric Holder)
  2. Created By
    Ted Hesson
    New York, NY
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates
How We Won

Oct 03, 2011

Last Wednesday, a federal judge upheld the majority of Alabama's new immigration law, HB 56. The law, which outstrips even Arizona's racial profiling law in extremism, would: allows interrogation of immigration status during routine traffic stops, require schools to check the immigration status of students and make it a criminal offense for undocumented people to acquire basic necessities like housing. After over 500 Change.org members made their voices heard, the Department of Justice has filed an appeal to the decision and put a temporary hold on Wednesday's ruling. 

 

The law tramples on immigrant and Latino rights, and erodes the foundation of civil rights for all Americans. 

Why People Are Signing
Recent Signatures

Appeal a federal ruling supporting Alabama's HB 56

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: U.S. Department of Justice.

----------------
On September 28, a federal judge in Alabama refused to block the toughest provisions of Alabama’s extreme immigration law, HB 56 – the harshest in the nation.

I ask that the U.S. Department of Justice fight to stop the enactment of this law, which tramples the rights of immigrants and Latinos, and erodes the foundation of civil rights for all Americans.

The Justice Department should immediately appeal the decision to uphold provisions in HB 56, and should work to make sure this law is never enacted.

If a law like this is permitted in Alabama, other states may follow with even more draconian legislation. The Justice Department has the obligation to stop this counter-productive law.


----------------

Sincerely,

[Your name]

Press Inquiries