Immigration groups say tourists should avoid Alabama

Another way the state and its own businesses will suffer because of the new laws.   - - Donna Poisl

from NECN.com

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A national coalition of civil rights and labor organizations said Thursday they will run advertisements around the country encouraging people not to visit tourist sites in Alabama because of the state's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Leaders of the group said in a telephone news conference Thursday that they also plan to have demonstrations in front of 73 Hyundai dealerships around the county to encourage the South Korean auto manufacturer to publicly take a stance against Alabama's immigration law.

Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said changes the Alabama Legislature made this year to the law have not resolved the problems civil rights organizations had with the law that has been described as the toughest crackdown on illegal immigration in the country.
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