Immigration Critique

     When even The Wall Street Journal is writing critical articles about a new state law, is it time to pay at least some attention to the growing discontent?
     The Journal's story today doesn't cover new ground, but tells of the arrests of the Mercedes and Honda employees for failure to produce a drivers license. And it discusses the looming impact on future economic development efforts.
     It also quotes Sen. Gerald Dial, a Lineville Republican who seems to be the only legislator willing to say the law was a mistake and we ought to "fess up."
    Proponents of the law are quick to seize on the small drop in the unemployment rate, saying it was the result of the illegals fleeing, opening up jobs for real Alabamians.
    Law enforcement has not been enthusiastic about the new law, and I found myself wondering if the high-profile arrests were a way for lawmen to illustrate the law's failures.
    When the legislative session begins, there will be a bill introduced to kill the new law completely. That bill probably doesn't have a chance, but at the very least, legislators are sure to change some aspects of it.