The following statement was originally published in an e-newsletter sent by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNiRR).
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and inhumane policies have repercussions in other states, as legislators and governors in Southern states are also exploiting the false narrative of a border “invasion” to attack the rights of immigrants.
Citing the tragic death of student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, Georgia legislators are claiming that they, too, are border states being invaded by criminal aliens. Like Texas’ SB4 and Florida´s 2023 and 2024 anti-immigrant bills, Tennessee and Georgia recently passed anti-immigrant laws during their legislative sessions. North Carolina, Louisiana and Alabama are also considering their own anti-immigrant legislation. Measures passed or are being considered include increasing penalties for those charged with a crime who are undocumented or have been previously deported and for driving without a license. Other laws or proposals include prohibiting the issuance of local IDs, and mandating local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws. In addition, several states in the South have either committed to sending National Guard to “defend” the border and/or supporting Texas as it fights with the courts to enforce SB4.
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