Thread: GA: Immigration Bill Could Have Negative Impact

Immigration Bill Could Have Negative Impact

A Cartersville High School student details the debate on the controversial measure that could affect business and other interests.

By Will Garner

House Bill 87 is being referred to as a copycat version of Arizona’s strict new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. The Georgia House of Representatives passed the bill with a large party-line vote. However this action was not met without controversy.

One of the main reasons the infamous immigration bill is being referred to as a “copycatâ€

We would love to see an impact on Georgia by this law.

Unfortunately, it is not strict enough - fines and jail should be the rule for employers who hire them.

There are H2A visas for agriculture - we have almost 500,000 illegals here and they could pick the entire Vidalia onion crop clean in an afternoon. The fact is they are not on the farms - they are getting paid under the table by subcontractors while their families are collecting benefits.

If our governor does not sign it then he can expect a very short career. He introduced a bill to deny citizenship to anchor babies when he was in the legislature and campaigned on a tough stance against illegal immigration. However, he was also named one of the most corrupt lawmakers in Congress and that is very worrisome.

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