Churches in states with tighter laws on immigration may see unintended consequences.
"Alabama's strict immigration law doesn't take effect until September 1, but pastor Carlos Aybar saw fear spread around suburban Huntsville as soon as Governor Robert Bentley signed it in June.
'Everyone was feeling the same thing—confusion, fear, and desperation,' said Aybar, pastor of Restoration Foursquare Church's Spanish-speaking mission in Madison. 'Everyone is affected, but mostly the teenagers and kids who were raised here and feel this is their country—their home.'
The most controversial provision prohibits knowingly offering rides to undocumented residents; others place restrictions on hiring or renting property to them...." To read more, click here.
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