Published: June 01, 2007 12:28 am

Perdue veto draws mixed response from warring immigration camps

By Dave Williams

dave.williams@graypub.com



ATLANTA — Latino advocates and opponents of illegal immigration alternately praised and criticized Gov. Sonny Perdue Thursday for vetoing legislation cracking down on motorists who drive without a license.

The governor rejected the bill on Wednesday, warning that it could result in the prosecution of unintentional lawbreakers.

While neither Perdue nor the bill’s sponsors acknowledged that it would have implications for Georgia’s growing population of illegal immigrants, both supporters and opponents view it as targeting illegals.

“Sonny has caved to the pressure from the ethnic-based illegal alien/open borders lobby,â€