Commissioner proposes local immigration law
05/27/2007

By Camie Young
Senior Writer
camie.young@gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — Local governments can’t do much to impact the national illegal immigration debate, Gwinnett Commissioner Lorraine Green said, but she wants to do what she can to address it.
Green has a proposed an ordinance requiring contractors to verify the legal immigration status of their employees before they can receive a county contract.
“Federal lawmakers continue to demonstrate that they do not understand how seriously this issue is affecting the lives of Americans,â€