Birmingham, AL – Alabama's attorney general is recommending that the Legislature repeal some portions of the state's tough new immigration law that have been put on hold by federal courts and clarify some others.
In a letter to legislative leaders, Attorney General Luther Strange recommended repealing a section that makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to fail to carry registration documents. He also suggested repealing the requirement that public schools collect information on the immigration status of students. He said both sections have been put on hold temporarily by federal courts.
Strange said the proposed changes would help law enforcement and remove burdens on law-abiding citizens.
He also recommended repealing sections allowing lawsuits to compel public officials to enforce the law. He said that conflicts with the Alabama Constitution.
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