arizona, they comparatively were kind of just left on their own. many just left altogether, just fled the state entirely. the new york times reporting an exodus of hispanic immigrants from one small alabama town. the monday after the law was upheld, politico was told hispanic students were absent from class at twice the normal rate. they doesn t mean they re all undocumented immigrants. families with one member who has uncertain immigration status are weighing the cost of things like the kids going to school against the threat of families being broken up. many of those who are staying are protesting. last week latino students, workers, business owners in the birmingham area stayed home as part of a boycott organized on spanish language radio. organizers estimate more than 100 businesses were closed as part of the boycott. the guy behind alabama s new anti-immigrant law is also the guy who wrote arizona s papers please law and also behind the new kansas law that says essentially you c
are protesting. last week latino students, workers, businessowners in the birmingham area stayed home as part of a boycott organized on spanish language radio. organizers estimate more than 100 businesses were closed as part of the boycott. the guy behind alabama s new anti-immigrant law is also the guy who wrote arizona s papers please law and also behind the new kansas law that says essentially you cannot register to vote in kansas anymore without showing a birth certificate or a passport. his name is chris kobach. he describes the alabama law so far as, quote. a win. he says, quote, it s self-deportation. if that s a win from the perspective of kris kobach what happens next in 4% latino alabama? that depends on the legality of what alabama is trying to do. alabama is still having its pants sued off because of this. it goes beyond the legal issue, in part who happens next to the
are protesting. last week latino students, workers, and business owners in the birmingham area stayed home as part of a boycott organized on spanish language radio. organizers estimate more than 100 businesses were closed as part of the boycott. the guy behind alabama s new anti-immigrant law is also the guy who wrote arizona s papers please law. he s also behind the new kansas law that says essentially that you cannot register to vote in kansas anymore without showing a birth certificate or a passport. his name is chris kobach. he s kansas s secretary of state. kobach describes the impact of the alabama law so far as a win. he says, it s self-deportation. if that s a win from the perspective of kris kobach, what happens next in 4% latino alabama? in part that depends on the legality of what alabama is trying to do. after all, alabama is still having its pants sued off over this. but it goes beyond the legal issue. in part what happens next to the