Luis Gutierrez will hold Hearing in Alabama Tonight

Effort to Repeal Anti-Immigrant Alabama Law Launched
Lawmakers to Hear From People Affected by Law
 
(Birmingham, Ala.)—The effort to repeal the anti-immigrant Alabama law kicked off today with people adversely affected by H.B. 56 telling members of Congress their stories.
 
The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, comprised of many key groups, is leading the campaign “One Family, One Alabama” to repeal H.B. 56. In September, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn refused to block the toughest provisions of H.B. 56.
 
“The law has given police carte blanche to racially profile people,” said Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change. “We support the effort to repeal the law. Already, dozens of national groups have joined the campaign. This is a wakeup call to other states.”
 
Several Democratic members of Congress, including immigration reform champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), will hold a hearing tonight to listen to how the law has affected the community. The hearing will include testimony from law enforcement, school and locally elected officials, as well as immigrants affected by the law.
 
For more information on One Family, One Alabama, go to http://www.acij.net/.

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