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GOP: No benefits for illegals


Proposed state legislation would keep illegal immigrants from receiving benefits.
10/18/05
From staff, AP reports
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To state Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, proposed legislation to end state benefits for illegal immigrants seems the best way to protect the Georgians who pay for those benefits through taxes.

But to Roman Irma Garcia Rose, who immigrated legally from Puerto Rico, such legislation would hurt taxpayers and non-taxpayers alike.

“If people do not get the services necessary, then we are talking about affecting us,� Garcia Rose said, citing public health problems such as the spread of tuberculosis as a prime concern for the community at large.

She also is concerned about small children not being eligible for benefits because their parents may be working â€â€