February 17, 2012

Is this Alabama?

In June 2011 Alabama enacted H.B. 56—the most extreme state-level anti-immigrant bill passed to date—which went into effect in September.

Now Hollywood director Chris Weitz has turned the camera on Alabama and is asking “Is This Alabama?”

You be the judge. Watch and share the videos at http://isthisalabama.org/

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