A bill proposed by Representative Ernie Yarbrough would allow local law enforcement to work with federal agents to arrest people in the country illegally.
A bill proposed by Representative Ernie Yarbrough would allow local law enforcement to work with federal agents to catch people in the country illegally.) - “They will make it a criminal violation for anybody who violates this new law,” Immigration Attorney Keith Cornett said. “Presuming it gets passed.”
Cornett said police cannot currently arrest a person based on their immigration status but this would change. “If they’re driving without a license, they’re going to be arrested for driving without a license, but they’re also arrested for the fact that they’re an illegal alien,” Cornett said. “What can the State of Alabama do with it? Nothing because federal law makes it a crime for someone to unlawfully enter the United States.”“I speak Spanish, so should I be worried about speaking Spanish in public,” Love asked. “That’s how it is.
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