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Headline/Title: Africans Relocate to Alabama to Fill Jobs After Immigration Law Date: Sept. 24, 2012 Source:* * Bloomberg News Link: http://bloom.bg/RX2nfU Summary: Alabama is one of five states that last year passed immigration laws modeled on a 2010 Arizonahttp://topics.bloomberg.com/arizona/measure largely invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Last month, an appellate court in Atlanta said many of the Alabama law’s requirements also aren’t constitutional. Other provisions, including one allowing police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants, remain in place.

*Author:* Margaret Newkirk and Gigi Douban