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Auto Industry Must Speak Out Against Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law
Silence of Foreign Automakers Signals Endorsement of Law
(WASHINGTON)—The Campaign for Community Change is joining with labor, civil rights and human rights organizations today to call on foreign-owned automakers doing business in Alabama to speak out against the state’s vehemently anti-immigrant law.
To date, none of the foreign automakers have voiced an opinion on the law, H.B. 56.
“Their silence is akin to an endorsement of the law, and if they feel otherwise, the automakers must stand up and speak out against the law, and call for its repeal,” said Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Campaign for Community Change. “Foreign investors should realize that the law targets anyone who is not a U.S. citizen.”
The Campaign for Community Change is part of a national effort to get the top three foreign automakers in Alabama, Daimler AG, Honda and Hyundai, to join the effort to repeal H.B. 56. Information on the campaign can be found at www.repealhb56.org.
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The Campaign for Community Change is the c(4) sister organization of the Center for Community Change. The Campaign for Community Change conducts lobbying work and brings the voice of grassroots communities to our nation's capitol. While our focus is always on the grassroots, the Campaign ensures that the needs of low-income people and communities of color are heard loud and clear in Washington, DC.
