Posted on 10/07/2011 9:09:18 PM PDT by Steelfish
Alabama Immigration Threat: Prove Your Legal Status Or Lose Water Supply Poster put up in town hall illustrates potential impact of new laws which are now subject of appeal by federal government
Ed Pilkington 7 October 2011
The warning notice in Allgood, Alabama. Click the magnify icon to see the full poster
The poster is mildly worded, but carries a very big punch. "Attention to all water customers," it begins. "To be compliant with new laws concerning immigration you must have an Alabama driver's licence …"
And then comes the hit: "… or you may lose water service."
The warning, posted in the offices of a public water company in the small town of Allgood in Alabama, is the most graphic illustration yet of the draconian new immigration law coming into effect in the state. Under section 30 of the new law, HB56, anyone who lacks proper immigration papers is deemed to be committing a crime if they try to enter into a "business transaction" with the "state or a political subdivision of the state".
The law does not spell out what constitutes a "business transaction" or what particular state bodies are implicated, but judging from the poster put up by the Allgood Alabama Water Works company it is being interpreted widely enough to include the basic essentials of life.
"This demonstrates the cruelty of the new law by denying the most basic facilities to people. It's designed to make life so miserable that people self-deport, and this poster is a vivid example of what that looks like," said Jessica Karp of the National Day Laborers union.
Allison Neal, legal director of the Alabama branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, said: "If you want to see the harm that the law will cause, then you can't get much...
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
We rent some properties in our town. Renters have to have a lease signed by the landlord for utilities. No different than this.
Those folks are serious.
Squatters have no rights
ah yes the time old saying “or else you will get your water cut off”....its worked since the beginning of history and appears to work again..
That’s an understatement...AL makes AZ look like an amateur.
and this is a problem because? ....
Good for Alabama.
The Holder Justice Dept has to be zipping around like rats on speed over this.
Fun to see. Imagine if every state did this.
Indeed they are! Hopefully they become a future template. :)
Those folks are serious.
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Indeed they are! Hopefully they become a future template. :)
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Yes.
They do in Rick Perry's Texas.
The Holder Justice Dept has to be zipping around like rats on speed over this.
Fun to see. Imagine if every state did this.
Alabama and every state need to tell the Feds to go to hell.
Tenth Amendment.
Squatters have no rights
They do in Rick Perry’s Texas.
Gov. Brewer of AZ has more cajones than Rick Perry.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
I have yet to vet candidate Perry, but my support thus far is Herman Cain. I need a lot of information from all of the candidates before I send monetary support. I need to know the areas of disagreement with me and weigh that. I want them all to stand up for what they truly believe in, then let me decide on those negatives.
I guess if you lose your license due to a DUI, you lose your water service too.
Of course, a water bill will help establish residency when you re-apply for a driver’s license. Just a birth certificate isn’t enough.
Now if you’re from Georgia and have a Georgia driver’s license and move to Alabama, you’ll have to go to the DMV and switch. Of course, they’ll ask for proof of residency. A utility bill will do. Except that you can’t get water service without an Alabama driver’s license.
The way it is posted is probably incorrect. Look again
The good thing is there are other utilities besides a water bill to prove residency!
I would also think they already have ID cards for those that have lost their license for whatever reason. Wish people would STOP making excuses up to be lenient on illegals.
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