Alabama governor wants more discussion on immigration law

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Source: CNN

Alabama's governor on Thursday called in lawmakers for a special session in part to further explore changes to the state's anti-illegal immigration law, considered the country's toughest.

The day before, lawmakers had passed a bill, HB 658, which proposed changes to the state immigration law, which is currently being challenged in federal court.

Rather than sign it into law or veto it, Gov. Robert Bentley summoned lawmakers to take up the bill one more time.

Supporters of HB 658 said the changes would make the law better, but critics quickly pounced on it, saying it would make it even worse.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/us/alabama-immigration-law/index.html

[wandy]

1. Well, when you have crops rotting in the feald....

It might just be time to reassess you're position on the people who used to pick the crops.

[Hoyt]

2. These guys will be screwing with this law for decades -- such bigotry attracts votes in many areas.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I'll bet.

Hey Guv, get it over with. Ask for the return of legalized slavery.