Cobb to add another layer of legal worker protection
By Janel Davis
March 24, 2011

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

As state lawmakers hammer out immigration issues at the Capitol, Cobb County lawmakers are strengthening the county’s stance against illegal immigration by participating in a federal partnership aimed at hiring legal workers.

As early as next month, Cobb could apply to become the first Georgia municipality in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) program. Working with ICE, employers — including local governments — can sign up to use government tools to perform their own employment audits. The program, launched in 2006, is designed to let employers “self-policeâ€