US Immigration New Hiring Laws Actually are Steps To Block Illegal Immigration

Concentrated Effort: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made it clear to numerous companies that their hiring records are being checked. Apart from the federal government the states are also chipping in. In fact, they have gone a step further as concentrated effort of the federal government to curtail undocumented immigration goes places.

Alabama: Alabama have joined other states for laws of their own but they have been the most stringent and will have to deal with legal challenges. A Republican State Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale, a Birmingham suburb says,” A huge number of workers, which are increasing day by day, are actually displacing those Alabama natives who could have got these jobs in number of sectors.” The sponsor of the laws calls it Arizona bill with an Alabama touch.

Statistics: According to the recent officially declared estimates, of the 4.7 million people in Alabama about 130,000 are undocumented immigrants. It can be seen as just a small proportion but the real apprehensions are the pace at which this figure is rising. The United States Census revealed that Alabama’s Hispanic Population has multiplied by a staggering 145 percent in the last ten years or so. With the current rate new hiring laws are imminent.

From The Workers: Hammon, a worker in the construction business in Northern Alabama says, “We are putting in our best efforts to prevent further immigration to Alabama and trying to avert those who have been here already to settle down permanently.” He is believed to be quite experienced of the effects of undocumented immigration. “It becomes very tough, particularly in these tough economical scenario to compete with those who wail from the illegal backgrounds”, he said.

Other States: Laws in states like Utah and Arizona have been given the stick by the government. On the contrary, it is believed that Alabama’s law is much more rigorous. However, this is countered. Mary Bauer, legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Arizona stated, “The law (Alabama Law) is clearly against the federal lines. A number of provisions have been declared unconstitutional by an Arizona court before now.”

Impact: The enforcement of the law is still pending, however its impact can be clearly seen on the illegal Alabamian immigrants. Cesar, who came to Alabama from Birmingham said, “We are stuck; we don’t know what to resort, we’re totally frightened. We think that our American dream is well and over. We should think about going back home now.” Yet they are optimistic as they hope the lawsuit averts the enforcement.