MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s strict immigration law may be backfiring. Intended to force illegal workers out of jobs, it is also driving away many construction workers, roofers and field hands in the country legally who do backbreaking jobs.
The vacancies have created a void that will surely deal a blow to the state’s economy and could slow the rebuilding of Tuscaloosa and other tornado-damaged cities.
Legislators said the law would help legal residents suffering from nearly 10 percent unemployment.
 
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