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    GA: Senate alters, OKs immigration crackdown bill

    Senate alters, OKs immigration crackdown bill
    By Jeremy Redmon
    April 11, 2011

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Georgia’s Senate on Monday approved an Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration amid threats of economic boycotts and petitions from thousands of critics who oppose the legislation.

    By a vote of 39 to 17, the Senate approved House Bill 87 after nearly three hours of debate and a lengthy and sometimes confusing discussion about several amendments.

    Among other things, the Senate eliminated a provision in the bill that would have required many private businesses to use a federal work authorization program called E-Verify. That program helps businesses confirm their newly hired employees are eligible to work in the United States.

    The bill now moves one step closer to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk for his signature, but the process is far from over. Because the Senate substantially amended the bill, it must now go back to the House, which has been pushing for a tougher crackdown to include the E-Verify requirement for private businesses.

    Some lawmakers predicted Monday the House would not agree to the Senate changes and would instead offer its own amendments or seek to appoint a committee to hash out differences between the two chambers.

    "We will try to work things out and get things perfected in the conference committee," Republican Sen. Jack Murphy of Cumming, the sponsor of a similar immigration enforcement bill, said through a spokesman after the Senate vote Monday.

    Time is running out. Thursday is the deadline for bills to pass this year’s legislative session. And while Deal campaigned last year on curbing illegal immigration in Georgia, he has not yet taken a position on HB 87.

    That bill is partly patterned after a tough new law Arizona enacted last year. The Obama administration successfully sued to block key provisions of Arizona’s legislation, arguing those parts are pre-empted by federal law. On Monday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to keep much of that law on hold pending the outcome of the federal lawsuit.

    In Georgia, critics warned Monday the Senate should put the brakes on its immigration legislation, given the federal appeals court’s decision.

    “There is no reason for us to be forging ahead on this to be simply the second state to go forward and spend millions of dollars litigating this issue,â€
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    Governor Deal, what's to review? You campaigned on enforcement against illegals, to back off now would be proving that you are a liar!

    The scare tactics are nothing but that, scare tactics; and that's on the illegals part! They're scared of being run out of another State. They know the more States that take up the Fed's slack on immigration is one less State where they can hide!

    SIGN the bill, sign it now

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    [quote]“There is no reason for us to be forging ahead on this to be simply the second state to go forward and spend millions of dollars litigating this issue,â€
    A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation - Ronald Reagan
    Save America, Deport Congress! - Judy

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    sign the bill, governor and honor your campaign promise.
    dont be so wishy washy and cave in to the minority groups instead of the majority of Georgians who expect you to honor your word.

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    come on all you Senate that In the USA sign the bill don't the voice Of American have any say In this ? what is this approved of hear the
    Voice Of American the Illegal Immigrant Have our country
    One hell Of a Mess & you see this Not only Mexico every othe r country w e are sick our paying for every SB & we don't get any thing
    what is it Obama well stand up to him we pay His salary & your also

    mexico walk around like they own Our country well they don't
    Has any one every walk in NYC . & see that we Have every Other
    country In the store

    I don't see one American . In any store check it out I say all of the USA go with AZ law Petition my foot you get Obama out of the wh
    & we will Have Our country Back I know for one I would like a President that for Our country we Know what we now .
    but we don't know what we are going to get
    I sure in hell hope it better then Obama .
    any one that don't hold His hand Over his heart
    at the Pledge of ALl egiance I don't Have any respect for at all
    & Obama did that

    come ON all the Senate go with AZ Law & this is for all of the USA
    Senate get On the ball fight for your country
    No amnesty
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    Cunning legislators

    "Among other things, the Senate eliminated a provision in the bill that would have required many private businesses to use a federal work authorization program called E-Verify. "

    Without E-Verify the bill loses much of its punch. By failure to include E-Verify, employers can hide behind the word "knowingly". That word is the key in fining and punishing employers who hire illegals. No check, no foul.

    The day keeps getting closer when Mr Citizen votes out every one of the special interest elected officials. Attrition by Enforcement is a two legged stool without E-Verify.

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