Opponents of a stringent immigration bill passed by the Alabama Legislature last week say they plan to bring it to court.
The legislation, modeled on a controversial bill signed into law in Arizona last year, makes it a crime for someone who is in the country illegally to hold a job in Alabama. It also allows law enforcement officials to detain immigrants when there is a "reasonable suspicion" the person stopped is not a citizen or lawful alien. It makes con tracts with those in the country illegally unlawful; provides non-criminal penalties for busi nesses that hire illegal immi grants and requires businesses to enroll in the federal E-Veri fy system to check the status of their employees.
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