Feds: Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Consequences

Monday, May 7, 2012 Feds: Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Consequences The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a stark warning against Alabama's controversial immigration law, which feds say has caused "increased hostility, bullying and intimidation," leading to a surge in school absences among Hispanic students, and will have "continuing and lasting" consequences. The immigration law HB 56 and Section 28 have "diminished access to and quality of education for many of Alabama's Hispanic children, resulted in missed school days, chilled or prevented the participation of parents in their children's education, and transformed the climates of some schools into less safe and welcoming spaces for Hispanic children," Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez wrote in a letter to Alabama Superintendent of Education Thomas Bice. Student Loans Interest Rate Battle Heads To Senate AP Exams Surge As Standard For High School Rigor Arne Duncan Says He Is 'Comfortable' With Gay Marriage Study: Black, Latino Students Get Less Critical Feedback From Teachers High School Principal Allegedly Posed As Student On Facebook BLOG POSTS Michael Roth: Beyond Information Transfer: An Initiation Into Lifelong Learning Our campuses should be places where diversity leads to learning as students come to see differences among people as a deep resource for solving problems and seeking opportunities. Online education can complement this educational environment. But it does not replace the need for it. Dr. Peggy Drexler: The Importance of Strong Role Models in Raising Sons and How to Find Them The fact is that no parent -- be it mom or dad -- should/can be all things at all times to his or her child. Marian Wright Edelman: Poison in America The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm. John Merrow: A Deafening Silence Gun violence is tearing our urban centers apart, and the blood that's most often shed seems to be that of promising young children. Why the deafening silence from our leading campuses? Meredith A. Bennett-Smith: An American Tradition: Change the College Culture of Hazing I've heard many an excuse for hazing. It builds character. It creates unbreakable bonds and "memories" you all will laugh about for the rest of your life. I don't think it's all that funny. In fact, the entire premise leaves me pretty sick.

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