Thread: Georgia: New bills target illegal immigrants

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 , 12:01 a.m. Georgia: New bills target illegal immigrants


By: Perla Trevizo

Three years after legislators passed the Georgia Security and Immigration Act, considered to be among the toughest in the nation, there’s still a strong push for tough renforcement against illegal immigration in the state.

This year several bills were navigating the legislative system, including one requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.

Secretary of State Karen Handel backs the proposal, said spokesman Matt Carrothers. He said requiring proof of citizenship would prevent a repeat of November 2008, when 4,771 voters were flagged because of citizenship issues.

About 2,000 presented documents proving they were citizens. About 2,700 did not cast ballots.

“It streamlines the process,â€

People can prove who they are in many ways. Get several Americans to verify those who have trouble with proving citizenship. People tell the story of being born: where, how, and who was present. Many Americans have been in the military. So this is a check point. And if your parents were in the military. Citizenship is not a hard issue to prove.

A trucker in the family told me that the trucking industry did an ancestry tree on him to show his history. The government can find you out fairly fast if need be.

Social Security is a check point, too. The question do you have a SS# with current name? Is an excellent checking question.