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GA Republican Senate PAC Spent $23K to defeat a Primary Challenger — Dual Enrollment Now “An Issue” In a Runoff #ShawnStill

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“Republicans under the Gold Dome don’t like to talk about Dual Enrollment because it illustrates the ongoing effort to reward and encourage illegal immigration in Georgia. It is not clear if Laken Riley’s family knows about this gem.”

A previous topic in this space concerned a Republican Primary election contest in Middle Georgia’s 20th Senate District between incumbent Larry Walker and challenger Tori Branum. Readers may remember that the story involved another state Senator, Shawn Still (R- Norcross) trying to convince U.S. Marine Corps veteran Branum to drop out of the race while claiming to be a veteran himself. After this writer asked Sen. Still about his time in the service he admitted that he was never really in the military.

Senator Shawn Still (R- Norcross)

We also explained that Still told Branum she should abandon her challenge to Walker because Walker ran the Republican Senate caucus PAC – incorporated as ‘Peach State Values Inc.” I reported that control of the PAC changed from Walker to another senator (Matt Brass, R- Newnan) a few days before scathing campaign ads from the PAC went out to voters attacking Branum’s character.

Peach State Values alleged that Branum has a “criminal record.” She says that’s not true. The Walker camp has yet to offer any record of any conviction – or an apology. The slogan at Peach State Values Inc. is “promoting the values that make Georgia great.“

Tori Branum says state officials should address illegal immigration in Georgia. Walker says it’s up to President Joe Biden.

Sen. Larry Walker (R-Perry)

Walker won the Primary.

Branum, a first-time candidate, campaigned for a mere ten weeks and received an impressive 23% of the votes. She says she is anxious to try again in 2026. We hope she does. Better government comes about from many methods, none more impactful than incumbents having viable Primary challengers – it should happen in every election.

The word around the Capitol is that Sen. Larry Walker may run for Secretary of State in 2026.

How badly did the Republican Senate Caucus PAC want to keep Ms. Branum out of the state Senate?  Peach State Values Inc. spent $23,611 in opposition to Tori Branum in the May Primary according to state records. As I wrote last time, the state salary for a Senator is $23,341.00 according to BallotPedia.org.

I am still digesting official records on this caper, but for those who are wondering from where the Republican Senator’s Peach State Values PAC gets the funding to oppose Republican challengers, I point to something called the ‘Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee Inc.’ – yes, it’s another GOP Senate PAC. State records show that the latter sent $50,000 to the former in 2020 and $100,000 in 2022.

I am still learning about the system and waiting for more recent numbers, but even for this two-decade denizen of the Gold Dome, this new-to-me knowledge creates an irresistible desire to take a long shower.

A Primary race and Dual Enrollment in Coastal Georgia

Speaking of Republican Primary races, the House District 180 runoff contest in Coastal Georgia (Camden and south Glynn counties) between Incumbent Rep. Steven Sainz and challenger Glenn Cook has created some statewide interest for pro-enforcement conservatives, including this writer.

I have minimal experience with Sainz but can offer that after I had written about the fact that illegal aliens are not excluded from Georgia’s Dual Enrollment program, he informed me in January that he had a bill “ready to go” to reform the system.

What is Dual Enrollment? Run on the premise that giving high school students a jump on a college education helps with “expanding the workforce”, the Dual Enrollment program puts the students – illegal aliens included – in zero cost (not even books and fees) college classes courtesy of Georgia taxpayers. From the Georgia Dept of Education website:

“Dual Enrollment ​is designed to prepare students for college and career opportunities leading students to postsecondary institutions for an industry recognized certification or lic​ensure, an associate and/or higher college ​​​degree, and successful employment.”

Here, it should be noted that federal law creates criminal penalties for employment of illegal aliens. 

Republicans under the Gold Dome don’t like to talk about Dual Enrollment because it illustrates the ongoing effort to reward and encourage illegal immigration in Georgia. It is not clear if Laken Riley’s family knows about this gem.

Rep Sainz eventually dropped a bill aimed at Dual Enrollment in late March, just before the end of the 2024 session and long after it had any chance of passage.

My long-time friend and Camden County Republican Bob Trent has endorsed Glenn Cook in this race and says that Cook has committed to reforming the Dual Enrollment mess.

Bob is a retired Senior Special Agent of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (US INS). He spent ten years as a uniformed Border Patrol agent. His final assignment was as the Assistant Director, Enforcement Training, U.S. Immigration Officer Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA.

Trent has cut a video in support of Cook.

It appears that at least for now, Dual Enrollment is “an issue” in a Georgia election.

A version of the above column was also published in The Islander newspaper in Glynn County, GA. on June 3, 2024.

#LarryWalker #ShawnStill #PeachStateValues #GASenateRepublicans

HB 1105 brings leftist smears and newfound press attention to “criminal illegals” 

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Cue the race-baiting and accusations of “anti-immigrant hate” from the corporate-funded leftists and breathless, inaccurate “news” from the usual suspects in the media. My apologies for the repetition. (Note: the AP news report linked above is the corrected version of the story that was done after our inquiry and complaint to AP writer Jeff Amy).

Call it a proposal for a law that essentially says we should enforce the law. In Rep Jesse Petrea’s HB 1105, for the first time in far too many years – thirteen, by my count – there is legislation pending under the Gold Dome that will serve to reduce the American casualties inflicted by the criminal aliens swarming over Georgia.

Petrea’s bill will create criminal penalties for jailers who have been allowed to defy state law on “sanctuary” policies. Pro-enforcement conservatives hope to see the bill significantly improved, sharpened, and expanded.

Note to Rep Petrea and Republican legislators: The newfound press attention to criminal aliens and the baseless Alinsky-inspired smears coming your way is all a normal, rehearsed, boiler plate drill by the illegal alien lobby. This writer has considerable experience with the non-profit orgs that can be counted on to oppose anyimmigration enforcement. The recommendation from here?: Press on to final passage.

 Legislators and sane Georgia voters should consider the source of the unhinged effort to derail the ‘Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act.’

As one example, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials Inc. was one of the many Marxist concerns that sent lobbyists to the Capitol in a failed attempt to stop the bill in the House committee process. In a recent media release, GALEO’s CEO, the notorious opponent of immigration enforcement, Jerry Gonzalez, used Laken Riley’s brutal murder to advance his solution for what Gov. Kemp referred to in 2018 as “criminal illegals.”

Jerry Gonzalez

If you wade through the accusations of “anti-immigrant rhetoric,” “white nationalist agenda” and warnings of coming “hate crimes,” Gonzalez uses the tragedy in Athens to promote his group and as a vehicle to push for illegal alien amnesty. Apparently aware that the first two hundred thirty six names in the Hahira phone book likely have about as much knowledge on immigration as many Georgia legislators, Gonzalez tries to convince them that HB 1105 should be abandoned because “…a U.S Court of Appeals struck Georgia’s HB 87, also known as the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act,” over a decade ago” – which is an intentional lie. The truth is that the court enjoined one of the law’s twenty-three sections. Because GALEO joined with the SPLC, the ACLU,  and various other anti-enforcement corporations in a federal lawsuit in an attempt to overturn the law, Gonzalez knows the truth.

The hateful Gonzalez/GALEO media release titled “Rejecting divisive rhetoric…” is a must read for the uninitiated.

In addition to funding from Georgia Power and a list of other Georgia corporations, it should not go unnoted that GALEO Inc. has also been a recipient of a recent grant from the disgraced and discredited champions of smear – the SPLC.

Space does not allow more than a linked beginners guide to some of the other non-profit groups that are lobbying in the state Capitol against HB 1105, but here is a partial education: Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta (“Divest from the Deportation State!”). Georgia Familias Unidas led by Maria Del Rosario Palacios, the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, aka “GLAHR”, the (restricted) Latino Community Fund, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, and the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. – yes, that CAIR.

  • Related reading: Abolish ICE! Marxist Georgia group (GLAHR) led by a Mexican citizen screams at passing traffic

GOP lawmakers who may have a difficult time maintaining an aggressive,  pro-enforcement approach to HB 1105 in the current storm of abuse by these Biden supporters should take a look at our February poll of Republican Primary voters on illegal immigration in Georgia.

Republican lawmakers must end the “ya’ll come!” practice of creating reward magnets for illegal aliens

It should always be noted that only six states host more illegal aliens than we do here in Georgia. And that there would be far fewer if the Republican-controlled legislature would end the practice of creating a magnet for more to come by passing bills that offer benefits as rewards for moving in.  Examples? The Registered Apprenticeship Program, the Dual Enrollment program, and endless Georgia Chamber of Commerce-ordered bills directed at ending the verification of lawful presence for issuing occupational licenses to name a few.

We will examine those anti-enforcement gems and the vote records here soon.

A closing question: Has anybody in the media asked Dalton Republican Rep Kasey Carpenter about his reasoning for voting with the Democrats against HB 1105 last week?

 D.A. King is the president of the Dustin Inman Society and proprietor of ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com .

The column above was originally posted on the subscription news and opinion outlet James Magazine Online,  March 7, 2024.

 

We told you so https://jamesmagazinega.com/2020/12/08/metro-atlanta-more-dangerous-after-election-of-progressive-sheriffs/

Media Release from Jerry Gonzalez at corporate-funded GALEO on Laken Riley’s murder and immigration amnesty

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The below press release went out from GALEO CEO Jerry Gonzalez today. We think it is “divisive rhetoric” from the former Democrat fundraiser and MALDEF staffer who has been a notorious an anti-enforcement lobbyist for two decades.

 

(Norcross, GA) – Last week, we were all hit with the tragic news of the brutal murder of Laken Riley. By all accounts, Laken Riley was a deeply kind, intelligent, and hard-working young woman with a bright future ahead of her. That her life was cut short by a senseless act of violence is indefensible and all the more devastating.

 

In the last few days, Laken’s murder has been warped to fit the political agendas of right-wing opportunists. This should be a time for mourning the death of Laken Riley and coming together to address the very real issue of violence against women. Once the identity of the individual perpetrator was revealed, MAGA extremists and politicians chose to shift the blame away from the culprit himself and onto the entire immigrant community. This shift in narrative is dangerous and it does not even try to address the risks women face in lone runs– a particularly salient issue as 92% of women surveyed in 2023 said they had safety concerns during outdoor runs.

 

We have all seen how unfactual anti-immigrant rhetoric leads to violence and hate crimes. El Paso, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh are all examples of instances where white nationalists were emboldened by heightened rhetoric against vulnerable communities. And, while the immigrant community has a target on their backs, women’s voices are being silenced and gaslit as they advocate against rampant violence they continue to experience. When our elected leaders should be finding ways to support and empower women, far too many have chosen to spin a local tragedy to justify targeting immigrants for political purposes.

 

No matter where one falls on the political spectrum, everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. However, our country’s long-standing commitment to providing asylum and an opportunity for a better life is not the problem. Rather, MAGA extremists’ adamant refusal to participate in bipartisan cooperation continues to stand in the way of meaningful progress on this vital issue of national security.

 

The recent failure of bipartisan legislation that would have tied aid to Ukraine and Israel to border security and immigration reform shows how politicians on the extreme right continue to prioritize political convenience over their policymaking responsibilities. This bill, which included historic compromises and concessions that traditional conservatives had long sought, signified the most meaningful attempt at immigration reform in recent memory; unfortunately, at the urging of former President Trump, congressional Republicans tanked the bill in a desperate attempt to boost their chances in the upcoming elections. Time and time again, leaders on the far-right have shown that they would rather employ extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric than actually work to fix the problems at our southern border.

 

Now, that anti-immigrant rhetoric is being used by self-serving politicians in our own state to further a white nationalist agenda that seeks to harm Latino and immigrant communities while ignoring the actual needs of working Georgians. Additionally, federal courts have repeatedly ruled that immigration is the responsibility of the federal government; this notion was again reaffirmed when a U.S Court of Appeals struck Georgia’s HB 87, also known as the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act,” over a decade ago. This law, which mirrored Arizona’s “show me your papers” law, prohibited the transportation and harboring of “illegal immigrants” and authorized police to “check the immigration status of suspects who cannot provide identification.”

 

Despite Republicans’ continuous attempts at targeting the immigrant community, the court’s 2013 decision reinforced that states’ attempts to regulate subjects that are regulated by federal law will be struck down. Yet, right-wing politicians continue to waste time and taxpayer dollars pushing anti-immigrant rhetoric and legislation that are useless in actually addressing issues of safety and security. They target immigrants in Georgia, instead of helping working Georgians with their basic necessities.

 

As one of the leading immigrant rights organizations in the State of Georgia, GALEO has repeatedly called for comprehensive immigration reform that rises to the challenges we face as a nation. Since our founding in 2003 we have stood firm against misdirected hate against immigrants and instead pushed for meaningful changes to the immigration system we all agree needs to be fixed. We need reforms that meet our country’s needs for national security and public safety while preserving human rights and keeping families together. Maintaining and exacerbating the existing status quo forces our immigrant community into the shadows. The result of this reality not only means that it is harder for victimized immigrants to effectively seek justice, but also more difficult for law enforcement to track down individual bad actors. Standard issuing of work permits, driver’s licenses, and other verifiable documents to immigrants residing in our communities ensures both community safety and robust national security.

 

We must have reforms that deal with the hardworking immigrants who are already here, but because there is no line to get into, they are stuck in limbo without a way to get right with the law. Georgia’s Latino and immigrant communities are driving forces for our state’s economy and industries like poultry, agriculture, and the service industries would collapse without their labor. We must have reforms that are forward looking as well and a visa system that reflects our growing economic needs as a nation. The misguided legislation being proposed at the Capitol right now does not improve safety for women and it further wedges law enforcement away from immigrants who fear ICE retaliation for reporting a crime.

 

The current slate of proposals being considered at the state legislature– many of which employ vague language that would create unfunded mandates and unenforceable processes for local municipalities– would violate constitutional freedoms, ignore the needs of local communities, and perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Latinos and immigrants.

 

As politicians today work to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment by taking advantage of a family and community’s tragedy, they are also inciting white nationalist rhetoric that may lead to violence against our communities in Georgia. They are pouring fire on a persistent white nationalist flame that has been set ablaze over many years of this type of rhetoric. In this time of grief and politicization, let us honor Laken Riley’s memory by rejecting divisive rhetoric and instead coming together to address the real issues at hand: the safety of women and the need for meaningful reform that strengthens our communities without dividing us.

 

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A Chris Carr page

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Chris Carr, Attorney General for Georgia. Photo: Law.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We take an educated “Never Chris Carr” view.

 

GEORGIA POLITICAL HISTORY SHOULD BE REMEMBERED

Updates on this page began on August 14, 2024 and will continue while I round up the earlier posts from three websites starting in 2007.

  • 2023 – Nine Republican states have filed in federal court to shut down the illegal DACA program – GA not participating (Here).

 

  • 2023 – Twenty GOP states are challenging Biden’s illegal border parole hustle in a Texas federal court – GA is not one of them (Here).

 

  • 2023 – 25 GOP-Led States Ask SCOTUS to Restore Prohibition on Encouraging Illegal Immigration – GA Stands Back, Again (Here) Update: Note SCOTUS reversed the lower court decision. The suit was successful.

 

  • 2024 – 15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to make illegal aliens with the illegal DACA status get ObamaCare – GA absent from the list. (Here).

 

  • 2013 – Pro-enforcement immigration expert blacklisted by U.S. Senator’s Cheif of Staff (Here)

 

  • 2016 –  “Chris Carr was appointed by Governor Deal in 2013 to as Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the state agency charged with helping to create jobs and generate investment in Georgia” (ACCG) “I am also uncomfortable with the concept that any foreign consul or Georgia Commissioner of Economic Development would be given authority to appoint an official to be the arbiter of the validity of a foreign driver’s license, as SB 320 seems to read.” Then Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway opposing SB 320 in a Feb. 2016 letter to the GA Senate Public Safety committee.

 

  • SB 320 was one of the most outrageous bills of the 2016 sessio0n under the Gold Dome. It was the result of Commissioner Chris Carr’s obedience to the special business interests led by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. I urge readers to see the SB 320 file HERE. The measure died a well deserved death after we sounded the alarm and got law enforcement officials involved, including retired Border Patrol Agents – but not before passing out of the Senate Public Safety Committee, Then Senator Tyler Harper, Chairman.

 

This page is a project in progress.

 

Illegal immigrant kids with tuberculosis infections released into 44 states

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“Tuberculosis isn’t the only disease that’s challenging.”

By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times – Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The government is releasing thousands of illegal immigrant children with latent tuberculosis infections into American communities without assurances of treatment.

Nearly 2,500 children with latent infections were released into 44 states over the past year, according to a court-ordered report on how the Health and Human Services Department is treating the children.

About 126,000 total were released, indicating an infection rate of 1 in 50 migrant children.

The government is releasing thousands of illegal immigrant children with latent tuberculosis infections into American communities without assurances of treatment.

Nearly 2,500 children with latent infections were released into 44 states over the past year, according to a court-ordered report on how the Health and Human Services Department is treating the children.

About 126,000 total were released, indicating an infection rate of 1 in 50 migrant children.

The Times reached out to HHS for this report.

The children in the department’s custody, known in government-speak as unaccompanied alien children, or UACs, are a particularly tricky population.

Under the law, Homeland Security must discharge most children quickly and send them to HHS. The department holds the children in government-contracted shelters while searching for sponsors to take in the children caught at the border without parents.

The system is fraught with problems, including crowded shelters and struggles to find capable and conscientious sponsors. In thousands of cases, the government quickly loses track of the children.

That makes the government’s release of children with latent infections all the more complicated. Treatment requires knowing where the children are and having sponsors willing to follow through on the lengthy course of care.

Tuberculosis isn’t the only disease that’s challenging.

The government had to create protocols to handle chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to the court report, written by Aurora Miranda-Maese, the monitor ordered by the court to keep tabs on how the government is treating children in its custody.

Ms. Miranda-Maese identified tuberculosis as one challenge. Because the government wants to rush the children out of custody, authorities usually don’t feel they have the time to begin treatment.

“Minors are not routinely treated for [latent tuberculosis infection] while in [resettlement] care because the average length of stay is typically shorter than the time required to complete treatment, and because there could be negative effects from discontinuing … treatment before completion, such as developing drug-resistant TB,” Ms. Miranda-Maese wrote.

She said the government relies on a reporting system through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to alert local health authorities.

Virginia’s experience suggests the follow-through rate for sponsors to obtain the needed treatment is low.

Virginia’s health department said it focuses on connecting local health officials with sponsors who take in children younger than 5 at high risk of latent infections progressing to active tuberculosis and juveniles who might be infected with HIV.

The CDC, which runs the notification portal, didn’t respond to an inquiry from The Times.

UACs do get routine dental care and reproductive care, including pregnancy tests, and are given information about emergency contraceptives. The government will also facilitate abortions, including making “all reasonable efforts to secure a legal abortion” for girls in states where the procedure is restricted…

Read the entire report here at the Washington Times site.

 

U.S. Citizen and Eligible Non-Citizen Information for Georgia’s Hope Scholarship

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U.S. Citizen and Eligible Non-Citizen Information from Chattahoochee Tech 

U.S. Citizen and Eligible Non-Citizens:

A student must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen to be eligible for federal Title IV or State of Georgia student aid. State of Georgia aid programs (including the HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships) also require the eligible non-citizen status to have been granted from 12 to 24 months prior to the first day of classes of the term for which the student wishes to receive the state aid.

The general requirement for eligible non-citizens is they are in the U.S. for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or lawful permanent resident as evidenced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). To be considered for financial assistance, you must have one of the following citizenship or eligible resident classifications:

• U.S. Citizen. If the Social Security Administration is unable to confirm a student’s U.S. Citizenship during FAFSA processing, the student must provide documents to the Financial Aid Office proving citizenship. Examples of acceptable documentation of U.S. Citizenship are:

1. A copy of the student’s birth certificate reflecting he or she was born in the United States, which includes Puerto Rico (on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swain’s Island, or the Northern Mariana Islands, unless the person was born to foreign diplomats residing in the U.S.

2. A U.S Passport, current or expired, (except limited passports which are typically issued for short periods such as a year). In the case of nationals who are not citizens, the passport will be stamped “Noncitizen National”. In 2008 the State Department began issuing wallet-sized passport cards that can be used for land and sea travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. This document also confirms U.S. citizenship.

3. A copy of Form FS-240 (Consular Report of Birth Abroad), FS-545 (Certificate of birth issued by a foreign service post), or DS-1350 (Certification of Report of Birth). These are State Department documents.

4. A Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561), issued by the USCIS to individuals who derive U.S. Citizenship through a parent.

5. A Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570), issued by USCIS through a federal or state court, or through administrative naturalization after December 1990 to those who are individually naturalized.

  • U.S. National (includes natives of American Samoa and Swain’s Island)
  • U.S. Permanent Resident who has:
    1. A Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551 since 1997), or
    2. A Resident Alien Card (Form I-551 before 1997), or
    3. An Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-151, issued prior to June

    1978), or

4. An Arrival/Departure Record (CBP Form I-94) or the new Departure Record (Form I-94A with the endorsement “Processed for I-551. Temporary Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence. Valid until (Date Cannot Have Passed). Employment Authorized.”, or

5. A machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV) in the holder’s passport. The MRIV will have an admission stamp, and the statement “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR” which appears directly above the machine readable section. An MRIV with this statement, contained in an unexpired foreign passport and endorsed with the admission stamp, constitutes a temporary I-551, valid for one year from the date of endorsement on the stamp.

6. A United States Travel Document (mint green cover), which replaces the Reentry Permit (Form I-327) and the Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571). It is used by lawful permanent residents (as well as refugees and asylees) and is annotated with “Permit to Reenter Form I-327 (Rev. 9-2-03).”

• Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia and the republics of Palau and Marshall Islands.
Note: Citizens of Palau are eligible only for the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant or Federal Work-Study (FWS). Citizens of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands are only eligible for the Federal Pell Grant. None of these students are eligible for Federal Direct Student Loans.

• For eligible noncitizens other than permanent residents:

1. Refugees with a Form I-94 or I-94A annotated with a stamp showing admission under Section 207 of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA). Also acceptable is the old Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) or the new U.S. Travel Document cited in paragraph 3.f. above annotated with “Refugee Travel Document Form I-571 (Rev. 9-2-03).”

2. Asylees with a Form I-94 or I-94A and a stamp reflecting admission under Section 208 of the INA, or the same travel documents cited in 5.a. above.
Note: A refugee or an asylee may apply for permanent resident status and may have an I-94 that includes the endorsement “209a (or 209b) pending. Employment Authorized.” These students are eligible for federal student aid funds if the I-94 has not expired.

3. Parolees with a Form I-94 or I-94A with a stamp indicating they have been paroled into the United States for at least one year, with a date that has not expired.

4. Cuban-Haitian entrants with a Form I-94 indicating they have been classified as a “Cuban-Haitian Entrant (Status Pending). Reviewable January 15, 1981. Employment authorized until January 15, 1981.” This document is valid even if the expiration date has passed. However, if the I-94 is stamped “applicant for permanent residence”, the Cuban-Haitian entrant is not eligible for federal student aid and must request documentation of permanent residency status from the USCIS.

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5. Victims of Human Trafficking are entitled to the same benefits as refugees under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA). Because this status is certified by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and not the DHS, these students must submit their certification or eligibility letter from the HHS to us for review and subsequent contact with the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The spouse , child or parent of a trafficking victim might be eligible for aid, but will have a T-visa (e.g., T-2 or T-3) which must be submitted to us along with the certification letter.

6. “Battered Immigrants-Qualified Aliens”. The student must submit a copy of DHS-USCIS I-797, Notice of Action form to OSFA for review. OSFA will then inform the applicant of any additional steps or additional documents needed to confirm his or her federal student aid eligibility. Students applying for federal Title IV aid as eligible non-citizens whose citizenship status is not electronically confirmed by the FAFSA process must provide OSFA with documentation. OSFA will then initiate a secondary confirmation process with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The confirmation of an eligible citizenship status must be received before students can be awarded any aid.

Ineligible Non-Citizens:

Persons with non-immigrant visas (includes those with work visas, students, visitors and foreign government officials) are not eligible for federal or state of Georgia aid. Following are examples of these Visas, but the list is not all inclusive: F-1, F-2, or M-1 Student Visas, B-1 or B-2 Visitor Visa; J-1 or J-2 Exchange Visitor Visa; H or L series Visas (which allow temporary employment in the U.S.), or a G series Visa (pertaining to international organizations), or a Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence (I-171 or I- 464), an I-94 stamped “Temporary Protected Status” or an approved Form I-817 “Application for Family Unity Benefits” ARE NOT ELIGIBLE for any financial assistance administered by this office.

Here.

 

Letter to the editor from retired immigration enforcement agent Bob Trent: Stop no-cost college courses for the undocumented

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Peters to the editor

It looks like pro-enforcement immigration activists may be out in front of the “watchdog media” on crucial matters relevant to illegal immigration in Georgia and our tax dollars. Georgia activist D.A. King has been asking a question on his ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com blog for at least three years about the dual enrollment program pushed by Kemp and Republican legislators.

It’s an easy enough question: Where in the law regulating the program is the provision that says illegal aliens are not eligible for the no-cost college course seats awarded to high school students? And where is the language that spells out a verification program for this important exclusion? I find neither.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Plyer v. Doe requires U.S. public schools to educate the illegals K-12. It does not make them eligible for no-cost post secondary education. The tutorials on various state websites make it clear that a Social Security number is not necessary to enter the dual enrollment program.

While conservative Republicans wage an annual battle under the Gold Dome to stop other Republicans from changing state law so as to award in-state college tuition to Georgia’s “undocumented” foreign high school grads, it looks like we are paying for zero-cost college tuition as well as fees and books for the illegal aliens who haven’t yet graduated our tax-funded high schools. King has a valid question.

As a retired Border Patrol agent and a special agent, to me, this seems like a topic ripe for in-depth investigative journalism.

Robert M. Trent

St. Marys

Here.

 

The AJC and Bill Nigut do some history revision on DACA

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The former  enforcer for the anti-enforcement ADL in the Southeast, Bill Nigut, now works for the leftist Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper here. Nigut is base progressive and a true hack. He is also an arrogant coward.

Today’s emailed afternoon AJC political blog newsletter (“Politically Georgia P.M. Update”) brought a column by Nigut titled “Opinion: The thorny history of immigration reform” in which he tells readers all about the need for another amnesty. Along the way he allows that

“In 2012 President Obama created DACA through an executive order. But its promise of giving permanent status to millions of young immigrants has faced endless legal challenges and partisan attacks ever since.”

Bill Nigut, foreground.

Oy.

It is not difficult to highlight the hard left’s daily misinformation – particularly on immigration matters – and Nigut’s attempt here is no exception. Obama, after repeatedly noting that as president he had no authority go around congress or to impose the now proven illegal DACA scheme was at least repeatedly clear that is was never intended to create a permanent status  for the illegal aliens who benefitted: Here is part of what Zero said:

“Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people.  Over the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work authorization.

Now, let’s be clear — this is not amnesty, this is not immunity.  This is not a path to citizenship.  It’s not a permanent fix.  This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people…”

You can read the entire Obama 2012 DACA roll out speech  here.

And will somebody tell Nigut and his AJC editors that DACA was not created by Executive Order? EOs are all numbered. Maybe get Nigut to reveal the number of that elusive DACA Executive Order?

Nigut’s afternoon missive on immigration, DACA and amnesty can be seen here.  We predict there will be no correction or history of a re-write. This is all common practice for the AJC.

 

Fast Fact: An African immigrant to Ireland can also be ‘Irish’ – somebody tell Martha Zoller?

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Republican radio show host Martha Zoller also periodically tells her listeners that illegal immigration has increased so much that Gov. Brian Kemp “had to change his tactics” and abandon his campaign promises on “criminal illegals” and ending sanctuary cities.
“…(social media)…wrongly said an African immigrant killed these people.”

 

Martha Zoller, Monday, Nov 27, 2023 on the air, WDUN AM/FM Gainesville, GA. The topic when I tuned in was “false rumors” on social media and the now well-known, Nov. 23rd  knife attack in Ireland.

“In Ireland, they had something similar happen, uh, where a, a, a person, a child or a couple of children were injured and killed through stabbing, and social media put out that it was a North African immigrant that had done it and riots broke out, uh, Thursday night into Friday morning, uh, with people up in arms about immigration. So I think that one of the things that we’ve got to be aware of as we look at something like this is that, you know, don’t believe the first thing you read, number one, uh, don’t go out and act rashly because there are immigration problems. There are immigration problems here, in the UK, in Ireland, in Europe, okay? There are problems, but if you’re going…”

It’s never okay to create a riot to go and deal with situations, but in this kind of post-George Floyd world where a whole bunch of very violent riots were allowed to go on with basically no consequences, that it has emboldened people that would behave in this sort of way. This is what we know, that on the evening of November 23rd a riot broke out in Dublin. It involved incidences of vandalism, looting, and assault, um, of guards and other people that were out there. They’ve made 34 arrests to this date and, um, you know, there’s… We’ve got to make sure… First of all, riots are never okay, but you need to be sure if you’re gonna get up in arms about something and protest about something that you have the right information.”

Then, a little later (no audio of this part):

“…(social media)…wrongly said an African immigrant killed these people.” She was blaming social media “false rumors” for telling people the Ireland knife attacks were carried out by an immigrant. Which seems to be the case.

Below is a report from Human Events. We think martha missed it or doesn’t understand that somebody can be an immigrant and a citizen of his new country. The media depends on that ignorance from people. Many liberal “news” outlets cited “citizenship” in an effort to hide the apparent fact that the stabber is both an immigrant and an Irish citizen.

Here is a news report from a dependable source that explains the apparent confusion. We note that if the Irish authorities had enforced their own law, the immigrant would not have been in Ireland to harm the innocent women and children. Maybe Martha will eventually see that fact too?

Human Events, Nov. 26, 2023 (yesterday)

Algerian immigrant suspected of stabbing women, children in Dublin was known to police, previously slated for deportation

by: Human Events Media Group

“The man suspected of stabbing five in Dublin’s city center on Thursday was arrested earlier this year for possession of a knife. The stabbings prompted a riots and protests in Dublin after it was learned that the suspect is an Algerian immigrant. He had been in Ireland for about 10 years.

In May, the man was arrested for possession of a knife and damage to a car. The case went to court but he was not convicted. This, the Daily Mail reports, was “due to a mental health report given to the court.” The Times reported that “In June the Algerian man appeared before the District Court in Dublin charged with possessing a knife and criminal damage to a car after an incident in May. It is understood that the evidence was heard but the judge made no order. A no-order decision is usually made when a case involves serious mental health problems.”

According to The Times, the suspect was the “subject of a deportation order.” The man was also arrested in 2003, and is in his 50s.

“However, after a judicial review in the High Court his deportation order was revoked. Sources said in 2008 the Department of Justice granted the man leave to stay in Ireland,” the Times reported. “One said: ‘He was due to be deported 20 years ago, but fought the order for five years. He eventually obtained an Irish passport. He is a naturalised Irish citizen.'”

A source familiar with the current stabbing incident said that “Gardaí are at the very start of the investigation here so they are looking into his background as well as all the incidents he was involved in before this attack happened. There’s a real possibility that this was an incident related to a mental health episode, due to his history, but that’s not like they’re trying to get him off the hook.”

“Every proper procedure is being done and they are going to have to wait until he is well enough physically before they interview him,” they continued. “Gardaí will check if he had any links to Islamic extremism but at this moment in time it’s less of a possibility and it’s more likely this was a mental health incident.”

The suspect had reportedly been living in Dublin City Council hostel accommodations prior to undertaking the stabbing spree. His home has been searched by police and it is believed that phones and other items were taken by police as evidence.

The man is under guard in a hospital where he is recovering from injuries he sustained when another man tried to stop him from continuing his rampage. He is expected to be arrested and questioned once he is well enough.

A source told the Daily Mail that “This man came to Ireland in around 2003. In recent times, he’s come to the attention of the gardaí. This was over having a knife on him and him causing damage to a car.” Here.

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And it’s also here. “The attacker, who Irish media reported was understood to be a naturalised Irish citizen who had lived in the country for about 20 years, was injured, and remains under guard. Police have seized the man’s laptop and phone and searched his home as they seek for a motive for the attack. They have not ruled out terrorism or mental health reasons.”
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Maybe Martha only read this version.

 

2018: In converted jail cell, Brian Kemp talks tough on illegal aliens

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In converted jail cell, Kemp talks tough on illegal immigrants

AJC

Feb. 19, 2018

Secretary of State Brian Kemp launched his statewide bus tour Monday with a trip to a former city jail converted into a coffee shop, where he outlined a crackdown on illegal immigration.

The Republican told a few dozen supporters it was “insane” that immigrants in the country illegally get healthcare coverage when “residents are getting priced out of the market.”

In a nod to Gov. Nathan Deal’s criminal justice overhaul, he said tougher restrictions on access to insurance benefits should also be up for consideration.

“I’m all for accountability courts and helping those who need helping,” he said. “But for those who are here illegally, and not following the rules, we need to send them home.”

Kemp is one of five leading Republicans in the race to succeed Deal. He faces Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, former state Sen. Hunter Hill, business executive Clay Tippins and state Sen. Michael Williams in the May primary.

Two Democrats – former state lawmakers Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans – are competing for their party’s nomination.

After his campaign stop, Kemp said discussions with hospital executives who lament about spending millions in indigent care to people who aren’t in the country legally helped inform his policy.

“I get that medical professionals have a duty to do that, but the American people are paying for it,” said Kemp, who like other Republican contenders is a critic of the Affordable Care Act. “Families are paying $2,000 a month for insurance with a $5,000 deductible. And people are fed up with that.” read the rest here from the liberal AJC.