Ala. is lab for Ariz.-style immigration provision

Published June 27, 2012 9:17pm ET



PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — Moments after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the “show me your papers” provision of Arizona’s immigration law, the switchboard lit up at one of Alabama’s largest Spanish-language radio stations as worried listeners called in.

“They’re wanting to know if they’re going to get stopped or arrested,” said Orlando Rosa, the operations manager for La Jefa.

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