Alabama man who drives immigrants to Georgia hospital fears bill would make him a criminal

Alabama man who drives immigrants to Georgia hospital fears bill would make him a criminal

Opponents fear an Alabama bill promoted as a crackdown on people trafficking immigrants in the country illegally across state lines would make it a crime to give someone a ride to another state for medical care.

House committee weighing bill to criminalize “smugglers” of undocumented immigrants

The House Judiciary Committee is set to entertain passage Wednesday if a bill that would make it a felony to transport an undocumented immigrant into the state of Alabama. SB53 has already made its way through the Senate, where it underwent several changes after people drew comparisons between the language of the bill and the Fugitive Slave Act. Rev. Shane Isner of First Christian Church told the committee Wednesday that the bill criminalizes co…