Thread: Hispanic GOP group urges Porsche to build HQ outside Georgia

Georgia Politics 4:19 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011

Hispanic GOP group urges Porsche to build HQ outside Georgia

By Jeremy Redmon

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Hispanic Republican group opposed to Georgia’s new immigration enforcement law is asking Porsche to reconsider building its new North American headquarters in the state.
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Somos Republicans -- an Arizona-based organization aimed at increasing the number of Latinos voting for Republican candidates -- made the request in an open letter it issued Friday concerning Georgia’s House Bill 87.

“Critics of HB 87 are already organizing boycotts, a development which should concern [Porsche], which as a Georgia-based company would likely experience a reduction in sales from such a boycott,â€

"Build it, and they will come!"

Ch*ng*st* "Somos Republicanos"

I don't think Porsche Is too worried about losing business from Illegal mexicans .....

Companies and Corporations that shrug off these intimidation and bullying tactics by the left, impress the hell out of me...

These are the companies of the future. The companies that fall prey to leftist threats and bullying will only fail miserably.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is left of MSNBC. This is the conservative newspaper's take:

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_s...ry_left_column

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It looks like Porsche has no problems with the new Georgia law that mandates that all companies with more than 10 employees use the free, federal E-Verify system to determine whether those people are in the country legally.

Porsche announced last week that it plans to build a $100 million complex on the site of the former Ford Motors plant in Hapeville near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It's a huge coup for Georgia, not just because Porsche is one of the world's most highly regarded automakers, but because the announcement comes at a time when the state's economy is otherwise near-stagnant.

Opponents of HB 87, Georgia's new law aimed at illegal immigrants, argued vociferously that the law's E-Verify mandate would constitute a severe hardship on business. As it turned out, those businesses - primarily the chambers of commerce, the hospitality industry and agriculture - proved only that they have no qualms about taking jobs away from U.S. citizens and handing them to illegals, all so that the business can pocket a bigger profit.

Some opponents have even gone so far as to try and hatch a boycott of the state in response to HB 87. But those efforts may be stillborn in light of last week's news that the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce oppose the idea, saying it would hurt Hispanics who work in the state's tourism industry.

Another effort to fight the new law came in recent days with word that Somos Republicans, an Arizona group that roughly translates to "We are Republicans," is lobbying Porsche to bypass Georgia because of the new law. Somos, which purports to build support for Republicans causes and candidates, is openly supportive of the DREAM amnesty act and against laws like Georgia's.

"We urge Porsche to reconsider your choice of Georgia as the site of a new headquarters facility, as we don't believe Georgia has provided an accurate picture of Georgia's economy and the regression into a past era where Georgia experienced some of the worst bigotry in modern times," said an open letter from Somos to Porsche last week.

Replied Porsche flatly: "We are staying in Georgia."

As usual, those without much of an argument to make fall back on crying "Racism!" But Georgia's new law was carefully written to prevent officers from stopping people at random or based on skin color or appearance to ask about their immigration status. And its requirement that those being stopped produce some sort of identification applies to everyone who is stopped in the course of a police investigation into a reported crime, not just to illegals. It's one of the most routine questions that police ever ask, in fact: "Can you please provide some identification, sir?" Those who can't produce ID are up the creek, so to speak, regardless of their immigration status.

The new law goes into effect July 1 in Georgia, which has one of the largest populations of illegal aliens in the country. The law is meant to make the state a less inviting place for illegals by making it more difficult for them to find legal employment. If they then choose to "self-deport" themselves to more hospitable climes, so be it.

In the wake of decades of Washington's deliberate avoidance of the action on immigration reform, some states - Georgia among them - argue they have no choice but to take matters into their own hands.

Porsche is to be saluted for sticking to its guns in its decision to move to our state. That fortitude by such a high-profile company should send a strong signal to others that it Georgia continues to be a great place to do business, HB 87 or no HB 87.

There are comments available at the end of this article. Way to go, Porsche.

I'd like to buy a Porsche to show my support.

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

I'd like to buy a Porsche to show my support.

I would like for SOMEONE to buy me a Porsche so I can drive it around in support.

Who are these so-called Somos Republicans? They must be a faction of the RINO portion of the party.

Originally Posted by ReggieMay

I'd like to buy a Porsche to show my support.

"I'm buying a Porsche Key chain!"