Originally published on HuffPost Politics. First Posted: 7/14/11 08:00 AM ET Updated: 7/14/11 08:03 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — For some believers and church leaders, opposing Alabama’s toughest-in-the-nation law against undocumented immigration is a chance for Bible Belt redemption.
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