Saturday, November 5, 2011

Hispanics fight Alabama's immigration law with work stoppage

Montgomery (AL) Advertiser
October 12, 2011

ALBERTVILLE — At least a half-dozen poultry plants shut down or scaled back operations Wednesday and many other businesses closed as Hispanics in Alabama skipped work to protest the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.

The work stoppage was aimed at demonstrating the economic contribution of Alabama's Hispanic immigrants. It was unclear exactly how widespread the protests were, but a poultry company spokesman said officials were reporting unusually high absences at plants in northeast Alabama, where much of the state's chicken industry is based. [...]

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http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20111012/NEWS02/110120340/Hispanics-fight-Alabama-s-immigration-law-work-stoppage

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