Thread: Bills to Watch in Georgia: HB2 and HB 438

March 9, 2009

Bills to watch in Georgia HB 2 and HB 438 - illegal immigration is illegal!

Posted by D.A. King at 11:31 am

Is The Illegal Immigration Issue Back?
By Gary O. Reese
InsiderAdvantage Georgia

(3-9-09) With the media focus on the progress of transportation legislation, Sunday liquor sales, the ongoing budget cuts and who in the legislature may or may not be paying their income taxes, little coverage has been devoted to another issue: illegal immigration.

The issue was a red-hot and Georgia received international media attention in 2006 when the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act (GSICA) became law. Three years later, local government compliance with mandates in the law dealing with public benefits is reportedly spotty.

Authored by Rep. Tom Rice, House Bill 2 would put teeth in GSICA. It passed out of House Appropriations last week. Rice’s bill would penalize non-compliant municipal and county governments’ by withholding Local Assistance Road Program funding.

A full House floor vote will likely come this week.

Georgia immigration activist D.A. King, who lobbied in favor of the law three years ago, held a news conference in the Capitol on the first day of session to outline the alleged shortcomings of local governments in verifying employment and benefit eligibility required by the law.

According to King, GSICA is merely state law mandating compliance with existing federal immigration law by insuring that jobs and benefits go only to citizens and lawful alien residents. “We are actually debating legislation saying that we will enforce legislation passed three years ago saying that we will obey existing federal immigration lawâ€

Thanks for the update Texas2step I will post the news in Georgia state focus campaign....

Here is what we are working on now for Georgia.....SB86
Proof of citizenship to register to vote..Get involved go to the link provided!!
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-147475.html

Opponents of the bill, including the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), say a down economy is no time to burden local governments with compliance and verification requirements for employment and taxpayer-funded benefits and services.

E-Verify does not mean 6 months of hard labor for employers, rather a few minutes. And as far as taxpayer-funded benefits and services: these people must be be smoking smuggled pot or something, as what the putting are American taxpayers already doing, things like food stamps, welfare, free medical care, free education.....

March 13, 2009

In Georgia: House Bill 2 passes House late Thursady night, 101 - 64 . Americans- and the rule of law - win one

Posted by D.A. King at 1:36 am

THANK YOU!

On to the Senate.

NOTE: MALDEF lobbied against the bill outside the House chamber from at least noon until the vote. I watched and was able to obtain one of MALDEF lawyer Peter Isbister’s handouts. If I get time, I will post it later. AND, I will post the names of the House Reps who voted against a bill that says we should enforce the 2006 state law that says we should obey the 1986 federal law on immigration, employment and administrating public benefits.

After I sleep about 10 hours.

ADDED 11:40 Friday morning: Click here to see how Georgia Reps voted on passing HB 2 in the Georgia House.
http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0284.htm

YOUR CALLS AND E-MAILS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!

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