Alabama's Builders Dreading New Immigration Law

"Elements of that law have been challenged by the U.S. Justice Department, the American Civil Liberties Union, and civic and religious groups, mostly on the grounds that it violates rights protected under the federal constitution. This law's enactment is looming at a time when the Obama Administration last week announced that it was launching a case-by-case review of 300,000 cases in immigration courts, and would detain and deport only those immigrants who are determined to be serious violators of immigration law. Other immigrants would be given the opportunity to stay in the U.S. and apply for a work permit."