Department Doesn't Like New Immigration Law

"We have a real problem with illegal immigration in this country," Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said after signing the bill into law. "I campaigned for the toughest immigration laws, and I'm proud of the legislature for working tirelessly to create the strongest immigration bill in the country."

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to block Alabama’s tough new immigration law that allows police to detain suspected illegal aliens in traffic stops and requires status checks on students. The law, which went into effect Sept. 1, also penalizes businesses for hiring illegal aliens by revoking their licenses and penalizes anyone who provides housing or transportation to immigrants without proper documentation.

The Justice Department and the Alabama ACLU are challenging the law in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, charging that it is unconstitutional and impedes on illegal aliens right to free speech and travel.

"Not only is Alabama’s law blatantly unconstitutional, it flies in the face of American values by authorizing racial profiling, deterring children from going to school, and criminalizing those who lend a hand to individuals deemed by the state of Alabama to be illegal," said Andre Segura, staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project.

Opponents of the law say it will "chill children’s access to public schools" by requiring proof of citizenship, and that it interferes with federal authority over immigration.

If the federal government would enforce our laws states wouldn't have to have laws protecting them from illegal aliens. When did it become a right for an illegal alien to travel in America? When did it become a right for children of illegal's to receive a free education in America.

It's time for the Justice department to do their job and enforce our immigration laws.

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