Rocket Man Love Affair Wrote:
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> Libtards believe bullshit Wrote:
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> > The Alabama law did not "cripple" the state.
> >
> > In the first place, most of it never went into
> law
> > or was blocked to begin with.
> >
> > As far as illegal workers go:
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> > - Illegals were largely replaced with legal
> > immigrants from Africa and Haiti.
> >
> > - Unemployment went down.
> >
> > - Agricultural production and revenue went up.
> >
> > And now you know the rest of the story...
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> COMPLETE BULLSHIT! The law was in effect for 6
> months before farmers had it repealed. The
> illegals were all hired back.
False. The law was passed in mid-June. It did not go into effect immediately and, as a result of several lawsuits filed, was immediately challenged resulting in injunctions against moving forward.
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Court Action on the Motions for Preliminary Injunction
The Honorable Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Alabama, heard arguments on all three pending motions for preliminary injunction in open court in Birmingham on August 24, 2011. Most of the provisions of Act No. 2011-535 were set to take effect the next week on September 1, 2011.
After the hearing, and in light of the complexity of the challenges brought against Act No. 2011-535, Judge Blackburn temporarily enjoined the enforcement of the entire Act. The court’s Order was not a reflection of the court’s views on the merits; it simply allowed the court more time to analyze the issues.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120104062929/http://www.ago.state.al.us/Page-Immigration-Litigation-Federal
Several provisions were eventually struck down by the court so never went into in effect to begin with. The remaining provisions of the law prohibiting hiring of illegals DID go into effect and REMAIN as the law.
Of course the corporate farmers bitched because they want the cheapest possible labor. But the facts are as I stated. Agricultural production in the state has increased both in terms of production and revenues (other than a couple year dip due to drought in some specific cases). Unemployment went down (though more broadly related to the economy overall and large increases in manufacturing jobs in AL more specifically). The only places where you'll find anyone saying otherwise are in HuffPo, NYT, etc., pushing the narrative.