TITLE

Hispanics leave school in face of Alabama's tough immigration law

AUTHOR(S)
Guarino, Mark
PUB. DATE
October 2011
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;10/ 1/2011, pN.PAG
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Hispanic students did not show up for school in noticeable numbers Thursday and Friday in Alabama following a federal judge's ruling Wednesday that upheld several provisions of a harsh state law restricting illegal immigration in the state.
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66181812

 

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