Alabama has passed the strictest state immigration legislation to date. The Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act (HB 56) was signed into law by Governor Robert Bentley (R) on June 9, 2011. The new law, which becomes effective September 1, 2011, requires employers in the state to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm the work status of new workers. Businesses that knowingly employ an individual without work authorization could have their business licenses suspended or revoked. The new law also makes the knowing transport, trafficking or harboring of an undocumented alien a state crime.
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