Tough on Illegal immigration...

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US asks appeals court to halt Ala. immigration law
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government asked an appeals court Friday to stop
Alabama officials from enforcing a strict immigration measure that has already driven
Hispanic students from public schools and migrant workers from towns,
warning that it opens the door to discrimination against even legal residents.

The Department of Justice's filing to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also said the law,
considered by many to be the most stringent immigration rules in the country,
could cause considerable fallout as immigrants flee to other states or their native countries.

In the meantime, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he intends to continue enforcing the contentious law,
which allows(*) authorities to detain people suspected of being in the country illegally
and lets(*) officials check the immigration status of students in public schools.
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"Other states and their citizens are poorly served by the Alabama policy,
which seeks to drive aliens from Alabama rather than achieve cooperation
with the federal government to resolve a national problem," the filing said.

* Is the verb: "allows" / "lets" or "requires"