Harsh illegal immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama are making it harder for Washington state's apple growers to find workers. Amanda Peterson Beadle warns that local immigration laws have far-reaching affects:
The Supreme Court held nearly 70 years ago that a state cannot set its own immigration policy separate from federal law because of how it will affect every other state in the United States of America. … The voters of Alabama elected an anti-immigrant government, and the people of Washington suffer for it without any ability to hold Alabama’s leaders accountable at the polls.
The Dish 