North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 318, which protesters today called “the most anti-immigrant bill in the country.” A small group of immigration activists chained themselves together Thursday to block the entrance to the governor’s mansion in protest of the law.
#HB318 activists take the streets in front of @PatMcCroryNC mansion. Stop the anti immigrant attacks! pic.twitter.com/Tn1FOLK9kG
— lieutenant (@ntranloan) October 29, 2015
Protesting #HB318 in #NC now. The most anti-immigrant bill in the country. Get the word out! @deray @votolatino pic.twitter.com/zA2Pj1vmVa
— Ricky Hurtado (@Ricky_Hurtado) October 29, 2015
The new law bans North Carolina cities from adopting sanctuary policies for illegal aliens, requires government contractors to check the immigration status of workers, and prevents police and government agencies from accepting IDs issued by foreign governments. A further provision stops the state from issuing waivers exempting food stamp recipients from federal work requirements; unemployed able-bodied adults without dependents face a three-month time limit on food stamps.
Anti-immigrant + pro-starvation = wrong for workers #HB318 @PatMcCroryNC pic.twitter.com/sxKbH9Z9H2
— Ricky Hurtado (@Ricky_Hurtado) October 29, 2015
BREAKING: #HB318 protesters shut down street outside Gov @PatMcCroryNC's mansion over hateful new law. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/TvmAmxYLh0
— NC State AFL-CIO (@NCStateAFLCIO) October 29, 2015
Solidarity from #FightFor15 w/immigrants, unemployed working people hurt by @PatMcCroryNC's spiteful #HB318 pic.twitter.com/cLuGlsW79l
— NC State AFL-CIO (@NCStateAFLCIO) October 29, 2015
NOW: Police officers are cutting the pipes on the protestors' arms! Stop anti-immigrant hate, @PatMcCroryNC! #HB318 pic.twitter.com/4VdUwCew9F
— United We Dream (@UNITEDWEDREAM) October 29, 2015
Hundreds outside Governor's mansion in Raleigh protesting anti immigrant #HB318 chanting "We are North Carolina" pic.twitter.com/Ow4BH6VzmF
— zaina الصوص (@diasporadical_z) October 29, 2015
Hundreds?
View from #Chopper11HD of the #HB318 (immigration bill) protest in Raleigh https://t.co/2DR0h8ap1c pic.twitter.com/Klk8KJFDHb
— ABC11 EyewitnessNews (@ABC11_WTVD) October 29, 2015
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