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Things Will Be Difficult in Georgia in 2011

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11-29-2010, 02:50 AM
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ATLANTA (AP) — Emboldened by November's electoral gains in the General Assembly, Georgia Republicans are fixing to make illegal immigration a major issue during the upcoming legislative session.


They'll have an ally in incoming GOP governor Nathan Deal, who made tough anti-illegal immigration measures a centerpiece of his time in Congress.

A committee of 14 Republican lawmakers was formed in September to study illegal immigration and to identify its impact on Georgia. The committee aims to fill any gaps in Georgia's laws and to add enforcement tools to laws already on the books, co-chair Rep. Matt Ramsey said.

There's been a lot of talk about the possibility of an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration by giving local law enforcement expanded powers, but Ramsey said the committee won't just cut and paste the text of the controversial law that Arizona passed earlier this year.

"We're going to have a Georgia bill and there are probably going to be elements in that bill that were in the Arizona law, but we're also looking at some things that other states have done," Ramsey said.

A spokesman for Deal said the new governor wouldn't just sign such a law; he'll push to get it passed.

"Nathan has said throughout the course of the course of his campaign that he will advocate for an Arizona-style law in Georgia," Brian Robinson said.

Already two immigration-related bills have been "prefiled" for the legislative session, which begins in January. One deals with undocumented students in the state university system and the other with employment verification of contractors.

Neither of those bills came from members of the legislative committee, which Ramsey said will probably end up proposing two or three bills of its own.

Notably absent from the legislative committee are lawmakers from the Democratic minority. Sen. Nan Orrock, a Democrat from Atlanta, says focusing so heavily on immigration at the state level is a mistake.

"The leadership has chosen to appoint a joint committee on immigration when really what they should be having is a joint committee on job creation," she said. "None of the things they're proposing are going to create jobs in Georgia."

Instead of drafting state laws on illegal immigration, legislators should be talking to Georgia's congressional delegation to seek passage of immigration reform at the federal level. "All of this monkeying around at the state level and whipping up of anti-immigrant sentiment is ill-advised," she said.

Ramsey agreed that immigration should be dealt with at the federal level, but he and other Republicans are frustrated by federal inaction when constituents repeatedly insist the issue is of top concern.

University of Georgia political scientist Charles Bullock says it's one issue Georgians seem to care about.

"It's probably more symbolic than anything else, but it's certainly a topic that resonates with a lot of people," he said. "Is it going to have an effect that will be felt by non immigrants? Probably not. Is it going to suddenly free up a lot of jobs? I doubt it."

Rep. Tom Rice, a Republican from Norcross, has prefiled a bill that would prohibit all 35 public colleges and universities in Georgia from admitting illegal immigrants. Rice said the Board of Regents, which governs those institutions, didn't go far enough when it tightened its rules regarding illegal immigrant applicants last month.

Under the new rules, University System of Georgia schools are barred from accepting illegal immigrant applicants if they have rejected any academically qualified applicants in the two most recent academic years. That includes five Georgia colleges and universities: the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Medical College of Georgia and Georgia College & State University.

Republican Sen. Judson Hill, of Marietta, has prefiled a legislation called the "Georgia Public Works and Contractor Protection Act," which would beef up existing laws governing verification of employee eligibility for public entities, their contractors and subcontractors.

Deal is expected to be very supportive of legislation that's tough on illegal immigration.

During his Congressional career, he pushed unsuccessful legislation to end automatic U.S. citizenship for children born here to illegal immigrants. His bill failed repeatedly, but the idea has recently gained traction among some in Congress.

In 1995, he proposed using soldiers to help enforce immigration and drug laws at the border. He also proposed legislation to require all employers to use a federal database called E-Verify meant to keep illegal immigrants out of the work force.
http://www.necn.com/11/27/10/Immigra...f99d43e48687ec
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Third Tier Toilet schools going further south. Who gives a shit. Georgia will always be Georgia.
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Third Tier Toilet schools going further south. Who gives a shit.
How about the undocumented students who were planning to attend a University System of Georgia school and now may lose that option?
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Pffff those freaks seeking "Arizona style" laws will be disappointed. Whether 9r not Da is passed, we will be present and ready to raise hell because this is about human rights whether we're asking for these rights in China or Kazakhastan. blah blah blah. Real fighters don't give a fuck where they are. Human rights are HUMAN RIGHTS HERE and at the edge of the world!
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Who cares i live in the holly land none of these laws will EVER come to california lol jk jk jk
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dam ive been living in georgia since 3 and now im turning 17 :/
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How about the undocumented students who were planning to attend a University System of Georgia school and now may lose that option?
Or those who are already attending?

I knew it was going to get bad here.
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Who cares i live in the holly land none of these laws will EVER come to california lol jk jk jk
No one wants to live in California though, its 100 billion in debt
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I gave said it before and have said it again...FUCK GEORGIA!

Church went on a trip once to georgia...two vans i question if we were stopped to make sure everything was ok or if we were stopped because of all the Mexicans who were inside (plus 1 guatemalen).
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We'll the Dream Act needs to pass so I can rub it in all the racists face here that I was illegal lol.
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