When all the crazy Republican primary talk on illegal immigration is said and done, what are you left with? Alabama: a bitter harvest of dislocation and fear. Hispanic homes are emptying, businesses are closing, employers are wondering where their workers have gone. Parents who have not yet figured out where to go are lying low and keeping children home from school. . . . Alabama’s reputation has also taken a huge hit just when it is trying to lure international businesses. No matter how officials may try to tempt foreign automakers, say, with low taxes and wages, the state is already infamous as a regional capital of xenophobia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/opinion/its-what-they-asked-for.html?hp
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