State organization leaders opposing Alabama's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration say "paralyzing fear" has gripped the Hispanic community and hindered the lives of all Alabama citizens since the law's passage in June.
"This is creating an incredible fear at the ground level," said Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama. "And not just in the Hispanic community, but with immigrants from all across the world who call Alabama home."Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed the law on June 9. U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn has put the law, much of which was originally slated to go into effect on Sept. 1, on hold until the end of the month. She is expected to make a ruling on Sept. 29.
While the relationship between the Hispanic community and law enforcement is "already tenuous," the new law, which allows local law enforcement to check the residential status of anyone they have reasonable suspicion might be illegal, "undermines the trust" between the two parties, Rubio said.
"This becomes regressive for us in terms of where we need to go," she said. "I believe this will definitely lead to racial profiling,"
Rubio continued and said the world of many Hispanic residents has all but stopped turning in anticipation of the law's consequences.
"There was a mass terror in the immigration community about whether to enroll their kids in school because many were concerned the status of the parent could impact the child," she said.
She also said the fear is interfering with Hispanics willingness to report crime, using the example of a "battered woman" who was unwillingly to report her abuser because she feared her residential status will be "more of a concern than the crime that was perpetrated against her."
"This has pushed immigrant communities much further underground," Rubio said.
Church organizations across the state have also spoken out against the law in the past few months, saying it criminalizes acts of hospitality.
"We believe it's imperative to welcome strangers and give hospitality to foreigners," said Rev. Angie Wright. "That's part of all of our faith traditions."
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i haven't seen very many mexicans scared to act like they just walked across the border.
we need to get rid of the Left, because the Left wants open borders. Once we rid the country of the Left, then finally we can do serious things about illegal immigration.
@jimmy has an excellent point when he says "From what I have seen, the people that have paralyzing fear usually have done something to make themselves fearful (ie broken the law)
Don't break the law, no reason to be fearful. Maybe someone can translate that into Spanish for me so the Hispanics can understand that concept too."
From what I have seen, the people that have paralyzing fear usually have done something to make themselves fearful (ie broken the law)
Don't break the law, no reason to be fearful. Maybe someone can translate that into Spanish for me so the Hispanics can understand that concept too.
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They should live in fear, we want them deported.
This situation is what we wanted with this law.
If they weren't here ignoring our laws, they wouldn't have anything to be afraid of.