State Sen. Billy Beasley files bill to repeal Alabama immigration law (B'ham News)

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Published: Friday, October 07, 2011, 5:15 AM
By Kim Chandler -- The Birmingham News

MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Sen. Billy Beasley has filed a bill to repeal Alabama's sweeping immigration law, saying it is causing severe workforce shortages and problems in state courthouses and schools.

"The people in the agriculture community are not happy with it because they can't get workers. The folks in the courthouses are not happy with it. The folks in the school business are not happy with it," said the Democrat from Clayton.

Beasley said three other Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors of the proposed repeal, and he hopes more legislators will support the measure.

"I think there is a large contingent of folks who didn't realize what it was going to do," Beasley said.

However, Sen. Scott Beason, who sponsored the immigration law in the Senate, said he will fight attempts to undo or weaken the law.
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Probably a dupe, but I'm posting anyway. Note that we still have some Dems in the AL Senate !