Fifty States, One U.S. Immigration Law, a Big Unraveling: View
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June 9 (Bloomberg) -- A new law in Alabama authorizespolice to stop and demand identification from anyone who lookslike a possible illegal immigrant. The law also orders publicschools to check the immigration status of their students. InGeorgia, a new law cracks down on employers who evade federalrequirements that they make sure of the citizenship of peoplethey hire.
The Georgia law even overcame the opposition of the state’spowerful agricultural lobby. Farmers now wonder how the cropswill be harvested on Georgia farms if illegal workers depart forother locales. And the public anxiety over immigration isn’tlimited to the South.