Alabama - Tough Immigration Measure Becomes Law - NYTimes.com

Alabama - Tough Immigration Measure Becomes Law - NYTimes.com: Gov. Robert Bentley signed a tough immigration law on Thursday, and several civil rights groups said they would sue to stop it from taking effect. The law, which goes beyond an immigration enforcement bill Arizona adopted last year, requires public schools to determine the immigration status of all students starting in kindergarten and makes it a crime to knowingly give a ride in a vehicle to an illegal immigrant. It requires police officers to inquire about the status of anyone they stop if they suspect the person might be an illegal immigrant. Calling the law extreme, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Immigration Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union said they were preparing a lawsuit.