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Request for citation of line numbers as source of news report on HB 1105 sent to the Associated Press today

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Update: Our effort to see a correction to the below linked AP story resulted in a correction the day after we contacted them.

The below email was sent to the AP Atlanta desk this morning

Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student’s killing

ByJEFF AMY Associated Press
February 29, 2024, 6:08 PM
Jeff Amy, AP reporter.
 

AP,

Your reporter Jeff Amy has reported (here) that “Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation.”
 
Amy has not replied to requests from here posted on X/Twitter to cite the line numbers in the current version of HB 1105 (as passed the House LC 47 2985S) the reflect language that does what you are reporting. This should be an easy task.
 
So we repeat the request: Please cite the line numbers in HB 1105 that “requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student’s killing” or that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation.”
Nobody answers the AP Atlanta desk (404-522-8971) phone when we call to make this request and nobody from the “AP Newsroom” has replied to this same request sent yesterday, March 4. 
 
We aren’t saying this isn’t a terrific and lifesaving idea, but surely you can cite the line numbers in the bill on which you are basing your news report , right?
 
If Kate Brumback is still there, we advise you ask her to help you – she was once quite adept at reading and understanding and reporting on legislation in GA. 
 
Thanks for a timely reply.
 
D.A. King
Marietta.
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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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Pro-enforcement activists in GOP GA need help for passage of anti-sanctuary legislation #HB1105

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Much of GOP Georgia is a sanctuary state – Brian Kemp, Chief Executive

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 404-656-1776

Pro-enforcement eyes around the nation should watch Republican-ruled Georgia to see if the House passes HB 1105, the ‘Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act” before the crossover deadline on Feb. 29. Two state laws barring sanctuary policies have been in place since the 2000’s but have no penalties and are widely ignored by nearly half of the 159 county sheriffs. The pending bill would put a compliance verification system and criminal penalties for violations into the laws.

Brian Kemp TV campaign ad, 2018.

The measure is stuck in the House Public Safety committee. Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp campaigned on ending “sanctuary cities” but has remained silent on the bill while the corporate-funded, anti-enforcement lobby opposes passage and the GA. Sheriff’s Association is openly working to gut the legislation. Dustin Inman Society activist D.A. King is leading the fight for passage. He says he needs help with public awareness and contact to Gov Kemp urging him to stand up for passage. King has recent poll numbers on his side. DHS estimates show that only six states host more illegal aliens than Georgia. GA media is as silent on the entire matter as Gov. Brian Kemp.

How to help:  Twitter / X: @BrianKempGA (Capitol office 404-656-1776)   @GaHouseGOP / @GASenateGOP @DAKDIS

 

More from Martha Zoller: We need another amnesty, but “I am as strongly anti-illegal immigration as I ever was”

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The below is from the Martha Zoller Show on WDUN radio Feb. 14, 2024

I hadn’t had time or inclination to listen to Martha for weeks but had to catch her today after Gov. Kemp made his big splash announcement about sending more GA National Guard troops to the Texas border. She didn’t disappoint – she’s still pushing amnesty for illegal aliens and still trying to convince people that illegal immigration has gotten so very bad that Kemp had no choice but to abandon his duty and oath of office to enforce the state laws aimed at illegal immigration here in Georgia.

That apparently includes the two laws against sanctuary policies. For our many new readers, see here to get an idea.

Transcript by Rev.com

My cost: $40.00 and about 2 hours.

Republican radio show host Martha Zoller:

It is the Martha Zoller Show. There are there seats currently, uh, unfilled, uh, in the United States Congress, that’s why sometimes when you look at the numbers, the total numbers, they don’t add up to 435. Um, one of those people were replaced by a Democrat last night, um, and, you know, Trump, President Trump comes out and says because, uh, Mazi Pilip would not endorse him, that’s why she lost and then there was a big old snow storm that came in. And it’s very easy to say after somebody lost, you know, that you’re the reason why they lost. It’s also easy to say that if somebody wins, you’re the reason why they won.

Um, I do think there’s some merit to, uh, Mr. Suozzi said related to running around for Trump instead of running the country. Now, look, I don’t, I’m not a Democrat, I don’t think like a Democrat, but I have had a number of elected officials who are Republicans in the last two weeks express concern about the fact that, uh, eh- I don’t wanna say, “About the fact,” about the reporting that President Trump is intervening in legislation that is being heard on the House. So I, I’m gonna ask the question, okay, and I’m gonna talk to Andrew Clyde later on in the program, they’ve gotta conference meeting, uh, this morning, began at 9:00, the House conference, and so we scheduled him for 10:45 because he thinks by then the meeting’ll be out ’cause he wanted to be on today.

Uh, so we’re gonna ask him this question is that, is that I want the Congress of the United States, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, to govern between now and November 3rd or 5th or 7th or whatever, every day. I want them to govern. I do not want them to block things because the person who might be the nominee for the party, I don’t care if they’re Democrats or Republicans, doesn’t want them to do it. I, and I don’t want to believe that there were things that were blocked because of that. I think it was right to block the legislation that had only or had border or had some kind of border, I mean, it really wasn’t border security. It had this border package, let’s call it, in it, along with foreign aid and it wasn’t what Republicans wanted.

But what needs to happen is you pass a version in the Senate which will probably happen today, okay? Then when the House takes up that version, instead of saying, “Dead on arrival,” you add back in what you want in the version that you pass. Then it has to go back to the Senate and then eventually you gotta go to a conference committee. That’s what should happen because we, you know, border security, and this is something I’ve come, come to, is border security is no immigration policy, okay? Securing [inaudible 00:04:03] reforming immigration policy because the border should be secure regardless of what your immigration policy is. Okay? So it should be separate. So that’s one of the things that I’m looking at.

Also, ah- there’s this group of people out there that don’t like me very much and that’s okay, you know? And it’s ironic because it’s a group of people that I’ve helped raise a lotta money. I’ve done a lot of things for them over the years related to their issues. But they have decided that I have become a pro-immigration person. And look, I am pro-immigration from the stance of legal immigration, okay? But I am as strongly anti-immi- illegal immigration as I ever was, but I also do acknowledge there are different groups of people that have been here doff lengths of time. I acknowledge that the average American, when they moved here as a kid, who maybe now is 35 years old, but got brought to the United States by their parents when they were two to 10 years old and now they’ve lived here for 25 years and they have no path of citizenship, those are called the DACA kids.

This is why Donald Trump, in his first month, well, not first month, it was April of 2017, he offered to Nancy Pelosi amnesty for the DACA kids and for their parents, which was more than what she asked for, okay? Donald Trump did this and I said it was a good idea at the time. I still think it’s a good idea. Donald Trump offered the DACA kids and their parents, in exchange for $5 billion for the wall and she wouldn’t do it. It was a good deal. It was a very good deal. It was a better deal than she was ever gonna get because she was playing politics. Our answer to that should not be, “Then we’ll play politics harder than they will.” Our answer to that ought to be, “We are going to govern.” So what ought to happen is one side passes something, the other side passes something, to get together with a conference committee, then they come up with something they have to both pass or reject because that’s the way the system works. The system should not be everything’s dead on arrival. No to everything is not a policy. No to everything is not the way to do something. So we’ve got a lotta work to do.

So this particular group that’s not very happy with me had their big break with me came over the fact that I believe that the issue of immigration changed after Governor Kemp was elected and that he had to approach it differently, and that he has adjusted that approach up to and including National Guard on the border with Texas, supporting Texas and all the things that they do, and up until yes- you know, including yesterday, talking about how he’s going to help Texas and help immigration policy. The immigration issue changed, he had to change his approach. But we ought to all be on the same page as far as illegal immigration. It is Martha Zoller Show and we’re always here, always local.

a little later in the show:

Screenshot, Brian Kemp TY campaign ad.

Martha Zoller:

I’m gonna call them friends even though they’ve been pretty mean to me lately. Um, but I did. I will tell you, they are the only two people I’ve ever blocked on Twitter. Uh, unless if you use profanity, um, I will probably block you on Twitter also. I just… If, if you go as far as using the F word in a post, I generally avoid to block you. But and that’s… Those are people I don’t know, because why do I need to see you in my feed if I don’t know you? But, uh, there’s a couple of people that I have blocked, and it’s because they just keep attacking me and lying about me. And I don’t really care if they put it out there for other people to see, honestly, because I know what the truth is and anybody who knows me knows what the truth is. Uh, but, uh, I don’t have to see it in my feed. I’m being a lot more intentional in what I do on social media and what I- I’m a part of.

But, um, I just don’t understand the frustration with Governor Kemp related to immigration policy. Georgia still has some of the toughest immigration policy in the country. Uh, he has… I think the immigration problem and I think anybody who’s being objective and looking in a mirror will tell you that we had immigration pretty much under control in the… 2018, 2019, 2020. Uh, those are the first three years of the governor’s term… or 2019 and 2020 were. And then, we… everything went out of control related to Biden and the game had to change. And what I mean by that is what we did had to change. It couldn’t be a newly [inaudible 00:01:38]… Everybody talks about that ad he ran in the primary where he said, “I’ll round up illegal immigrants in my truck and I’ll deport them.”

Okay, first of all, I never liked that ad, I was on that campaign, because the governor cannot depot people, okay? It’s only the federal government that can depot people, and there are 1.5 million people that have been adjudicated by the system and are supposed to be deported that the Biden administration is not supporting, okay? So it is the federal government. We should not be angry at our governors, we should be angry at the federal government about this. We got to be mad at the right people if we’re gonna accomplish things. And I know that goes against what I’ve said related to not being mad at everybody. But I mean, using mad in the generic term, opposing, you know, making sure that you’re, you’re aligning with people who are on your side in order to get better policy from the other side. That makes sense.

Anyway, so my friend, Libby, who’s been friends with me since high school, uh, sent me this message saying, “You have a lot of support on your approach to legislation. I had to laugh at the newly-elected congressman’s comments about Republicans shouldn’t fall in line behind Trump. Didn’t the Democrats perfect that? And this guy will fall in line with Biden as well when he gets there.” At that, you know what, you are absolutely right, Libby. And I’ve been perfecting this thing that I’m gonna say on the George Gang, um, [inaudible 00:03:16] because I know I’m gonna be asked to denounce something that Trump did. Okay, every week I get, I get asked… Every week I’m on I get asked to denounce something that Trump did. And my answer to them a couple of weeks ago was, “Look, I’m not… you know, I’m… Nobody’s my candidate. I- I’m supporting someone else in the primary, so I don’t really care.” But I get tired of being told, “Are you gonna be on the, quote, ‘right side of history’ and stand up against Donald Trump?”

Are you gonna be on the right side of history and stand up against the guy that can’t put his sentence together and Joe Biden? The fact that any Democrat is asking any Republican, any Democrat that is still supporting Joe Biden and then is criticizing a person for supporting Donald Trump, there’s a word for that, and that’s disingenuous. Okay, there’s a word for that, and that is hypocritical. Okay, there is a word for that, and that is lunacy. All right, if you’re sitting there saying, “Oh, people, the economy’s really good and the people are really good and the things are really good,” what your lying eyes are seeing is just not true. But conversely, we have to do the same thing, okay? If we don’t want our candidate, meaning Republicans, to get involved in local politics, which, let’s look, I tell you what, Brian Kemp just gets better every day. Because he’s never said a bad word about Donald Trump. He has never said… He has, He has threaded that needle along with Glenn Youngkin properly better than anybody to be able to do what’s right.

Because there’s a guy named Larry Hogan, who was the governor of Maryland… Republican governor of Maryland. Very conservative guy. He’s gonna run for Senate. The people… The Democrats are really worried about that, uh, because, um, he’s very popular, and he’s very popular in a blue Maryland state because, wait for it, he did the right thing. He communicated well with people. He did the right thing. That is singly what I like the most about Na-, about… Um, I almost called her Nancy Pelosi like Trump did, so I guess I’ve got problems too. Anyway, Nikki Hayley. Here’s what I like about her. Go back and look at her debate performances, okay? She lays out what her positions are, whether it’s about spending or about national security or about abortion, and then she says what the numbers are of the situation we’re in right now. Because it’s all well and good to have a, a firm position on the things that you stand for, okay? But then you also have to understand, in a republic, for we have a representative democracy, that you have to then convince a majority of your colleagues to vote for something. Which means you’re not going to get everything you want, okay?

Now, if you want to change that, then elect more Republicans to the House and elect more Democrat Senate. The Democrats actually have the worst Senate math that they’ve had in 40 years. Now, we can screw it up, okay, but we should pick up a bunch of seats in the United States’ Senate this time, and they’re worried about that. That’s why they’re trying to get us off our game. But I understand this argument conversely that time and time again we have given Republicans the majority and they haven’t acted like Republicans. And I’m not talking about this two-seat majority they got right now, okay? I’m talking about 30 seats or five or six in the Senate. I’m talking about a real majority, okay? I understand that we’ve given Republicans that a couple of times in the last 25 years and they didn’t really do anything with it, okay? So… And we also have to understand that within the Republican caucus there are very conservative Republicans, which are about 30%, there are more moderate Republicans, or… I don’t wanna call them moderate. I’m gonna call them by anybody else’s definition conservative, because there are some real conservative people in the caucus that would call these people conservative. But anybody from the outside looking in would be… would, okay?

And then there are the people that are the, the left-leaning Republicans that are in districts that Joe Biden wants, okay, so they’re concerned about certain things. You’ve got to wrangle all those people and get them on the same page if you’re gonna pass anything. You can have one or two defections. If you do… If you have more than that right now, that’s like a darn… I almost said bad word, Logan. That’s like a darn tightrope you got to walk on. One wrong step and you fall through the net. So we’ve got to start telling the truth about how to get things done, and we’re gonna keep talking about it right here.

 

Letter to the editor James Magazine Online – Registered Apprenticeship Program

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The below letter was forwarded here by the editors at James Magazine Online. Many thanks to Ms. Jessica Vaughan at CIS!

January 29, 2024
Editors JMO
Greetings,
I am writing to respond to a recent article by D.A. King, on January 24.  Ga. HDCI/Registered Apprenticeship Program Requires Reform | James Magazine Online (jamesmagazinega.com).
I was stunned to learn that Gov. Kemp’s new apprenticeship program allows participating employers to hire illegal aliens or foreign temporary visa workers.  This is crazy.  Any workforce development program should be entirely focused on upskilling Georgia workers (citizens and legal immigrants), not subsidizing employers to bypass them.
For one thing, it is illegal for employers to hire unauthorized workers, and employers who violate the law should not be supported with taxpayer funds.  For another, there are only 120 subsidized apprenticeships available, and so every illegal immigrant or temporary visa worker who is chosen is displacing a Georgia worker from the opportunity. There are thousands of able-bodied Georgia workers who need to be drawn back into the workforce, but who have been sidelined for a variety of reasons — including the need for training.
Further, while temporary workers are here legally and authorized to work, they are already required to have at least a college degree or comparable experience in the specific job they are being sponsored for; if they do not meet the requirements of that job, they are supposed to go home, not receive taxpayer-subsidized training for a different job.
It should not be controversial to clarify the rules of the program so that only Georgia citizens and legal immigrants can participate in the program.  Why would Georgia leaders resist calls to make this common sense modification?
Thank you for publishing Mr. King’s excellent report.

Jessica M. Vaughan

Director of Policy Studies
@Jessi**** **

 

 

 

GA Senate study committee recommends occupational licensing reciprocity – which eliminates existing immigration status check. Bill pending (SB 354) *Updated

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Republicans should watch Lt. Governor Burt Jones

  • Update: March 31, 2024: Despite my “heads up” warnings to various key Republican House members (including two written explanations to House Regulated Industries committee Chairman Alan Powell) SB 354 from Sen. Larry Walker passed the House on March 26 with a minor change. Only two Republicans voted “no” – congrats and many thanks to Rep Kimberly New and Rep Sharon Cooper for resisting the pressure from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Sen. Walker’s bill then breezed through the Senate again with an “agree” vote on the last day of the 2024 session. Note: That happened despite my early AM “…you have a second chance to stop a bad bill…” text exchange with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones before the legislative day began. All vote records here.
  • Update: January 30, 2024: SB 354 passed in the Georgia Senate the morning of January 29, while we were calling and emailing to stop it. Number of Republican members who voted against it: zero.

 

Georgia should “…move to universal recognition (reciprocity) of out-of-state licenses.” That is the recommendation of the Senate Study Committee on Occupational Licensing chaired by Senator Larry Walker (R- Perry) after finishing several months of hearing pleas from special interest lobbyists for a reduction in the time it takes to process new occupational licenses. The recommendation says “where reasonable.”

Sen. Larry Walker (R- Perry) lead sponsor of SB 354 & SR 85.

Walker’s study committee was created by the Walker-sponsored Senate Resolution 85 which passed in the Senate Chamber last session with only a single “no” vote. Interestingly, that vote against passage of the resolution came from Sen. Blake Tillery (R- Vidalia) who was also one of  the many Republican cosponsors of the measure.

Walker’s resolution described Georgia’s current occupational licensing requirements as “onerous” and “burdensome.” Including this one, Capitol insiders who have watched the growing power of the partnership between the business lobby and the refugee, illegal alien industry see the obvious input from Darlene Lynch (she/her), her fellow leftist associates at the “BIG Partnership” and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in Walker’s effort.

Readers can see the recommendation in the committee’s final report (item 9). We warned Senate legislators about exactly this after the Walker/Lynch resolution dropped last March. 

Backed by the dollar-first business lobby, the aforementioned Lynch has pushed for allowing foreigners to be certified law enforcement officers in Georgia and for dismantling the state’s system of verifying “lawful presence” of applicants for occupational and professional licenses for years under the Gold Dome.

  • Darlene Lynch – related reading from 2021: Study Committee on Innovative Ways to Maximize Global Talent (including foreign cops) excludes pro-American worker voices  

Senate Bill 354 dismantles existing law on verification of lawful presence for covered workers

Walker is also the sponsor of SB 354 which passed out of the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities committee on January 24th – a super-speedy two-days after first reading in the Senate chamber. Walker and his cosponsors are moving ahead with changing state law so that various workers related to cosmetology and barbers would no longer go through the occupational licensing process – which means they would no longer go through the verification of lawful presence procedure in OCGA 50-36-1. This bill should be viewed as a test case from Walker and the special interest lobby before moving on to electricians and carpenter trades etc.

Not many Georgians are going to notice a rushed-up, quiet change in state law that only applies to entry level workers who shampoo hair. But many of the millions of illegal aliens being waved through at our southern border will get wind of this new attitude and policy before the end of the 2024 legislative session. It’s a perfect example of “if you build it, they will come.”

One has only to imagine the condition of a “New Georgia” of only a few years in the future if we allow Democrats in California, New York and Illinois to decide who can go to work in Georgia.

Then-state Senator Burt Jones speaks at a Trump rally, 2020.

Lt. Governor Burt Jones and the “MAGA” crowd

Republicans watching to see which GOP candidates for the 2026 gubernatorial race are on the pro-enforcement side of the contest between Joe Biden and the constitution on the invasion at the southern border should keep an eye on Lt. Governor Burt Jones. Will he allow Walker & Co.’s SB 354 and anti-enforcement bills like it to see final passage in the Senate? Update, March 31, 2024: The answer is “yes.”

No matter who Jones supports in the presidential race, dismantling the verification of lawful presence system for any workers in Georgia would be a memorable campaign detail for primary opposition two years from now.

Nobody paying attention at the Capitol doesn’t understand that Gov. Kemp would run, not walk, to sign a bill like Walker’s occupational license reciprocity legislation.

 

 

#SB354, #BurtJones, #DarleneLynch, #LarryWalker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Davos elites: Please tell your witch doctor to cast a spell on GA. Gov. Brian Kemp while he is there?

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Ga. Gov. Brain Kemp.

 

Yo, Davos! While he is over there, could you please have your witch doctor put a spell on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that would make him honor his oath of office and his 2018 campaign promises by enforcing our state laws against sanctuary cities? We want that to be the “Georgia way.” It’s worth a try!

We now have sanctuary counties.  BTW: Quanto costa?

Screenshot, Brian Kemp TV campaign ad, 2018.

 

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.

 

The liberal AJC must have a new “don’t tell” policy on illegal aliens

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The liberal AJC has apparently moved to be even more obvious in its agenda to blur the line between legal and illegal aliens. In the past, they would use terms like “undocumented” and “unauthorized” to describe illegal aliens if it became necessary to separate legal from illegal. Apparently there is a new policy from Andrew Morse et al.

In a recent story about the unsavory poultry bosses hiring black market labor to process chickens and a worker being injured on the job in that occupation the story contains no mention of the immigration status of object of main character/victim/hero of the story.

“Georgia man got hurt at his poultry job – then dismissed.” Sub headline “For immigrant poultry workers, gaining access to the workers’ compensation system can be littered with obstacles.”

To detect and demonstrate any stealth editing, I did a screenshot of the entire report.

  • Bonus read: “The ultimate goal of any White House policy ought to be a North American economic and political alliance similar in scope and ambition to the European Union”