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Democrats, Republicans split on approaches to illegal immigration
December 16, 2010
By Jeremy Redmon


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Democratic and Republican state lawmakers staked out different positions in the debate over illegal immigration Thursday, as a special committee studying ways to crack down on the problem met for the third and perhaps final time before the Legislature convenes.

Minutes before the all-Republican committee met, a pair of Democratic state lawmakers held a news conference warning against any legislation that would scare immigrants away from Georgia and hurt the state’s economy. Georgia’s $65 billion agricultural industry, they said, relies heavily on immigrant workers.

“We need policies that grow our economy, that create jobs and that move us back on the road to a prosperous Georgia,â€

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Virgil Fludd
D - Tyrone
District 66
Represents part of Fayette and part of Fulton Counties
Sworn in January 13, 2003

Representative Virgil Fludd
611 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.0314

PO Box 670
Tyrone, Georgia 30290
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vfludd@mindspring.com