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Skriven 2006-04-19 05:38:14 av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 19071 av JIM HOLSONBACK (1:123/140)
Ärende: Good for Georgia!
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Bravo for Georgia!  I hope it survives the inevitable legal challenges.


JIM HOLSONBACK -> ALL wrote:

 JH> I say good for Georgia.  I was beginning to wonder if any of our
 JH> politicians had any cajones at all.  I guess we can expect the
 JH> challenges in federal court to start soon.

 JH> When/if the main provisions of the law take effect, will be interesting
 JH> to see the extent to which it is actually enforced.  The enforcement of
 JH> our current national immigration laws is a joke.

 JH> BTW, If the Mexes want to hold demonstrations, why don't they do it in
 JH> Mexico City, for a change?

 JH> The illegals' next "day off" is set for Monday, May 1.  I wonder why not
 JH> Friday, May 5. Or, on a weekend?

 JH> - - -  JimH.

 JH>  *****************
 JH> -Ga. Governor Signs Strict Immigration Bill

 JH> -ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor signed a sweeping immigration bill
 JH> -Monday that supporters and critics say gives the state some of the
 JH> -toughest measures against illegal immigrants in the nation.

 JH> -"I want to make this clear: we are not, Georgia's government is not,
 JH> -and this bill is not, anti-immigrant," Gov. Sunny Perdue said at the
 JH> -signing. "We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs
 JH> -to abide by our laws."

 JH> -The law requires verification that adults seeking many
 JH> -state-administered benefits are in the country legally. It sanctions
 JH> -employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and mandates that
 JH> -companies with state contracts check the immigration status of
 JH> -employees.

 JH> -The law also requires police to check the immigration status of people
 JH> -they arrest.

 JH> -The measure is believed to be the first comprehensive immigration
 JH> -package to make it through a statehouse this session, according to the
 JH> -National Conference of State Legislatures.

 JH> -Many of the new law's provisions will not take effect until July 1,
 JH> -2007. The bill drew protests at Georgia's state Capitol and prompted a
 JH> -daylong work stoppage by thousands of immigrants.

 JH> -Tisha Tallman, regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense
 JH> -and Education Fund, said she was studying potential legal challenges to
 JH> -the bill.

 JH> -The new law will not affect emergency medical care and educational
 JH> -benefits for those in kindergarten through 12th grade, which federal
 JH> -courts have said must be provided regardless of immigration status.
 JH> -Exemptions were also added for some other services like prenatal care
 JH> -and the treatment of communicable diseases.

 JH> -The move to tighten rules in Georgia comes as lawmakers in Washington
 JH> -wrestle with competing proposals to shore up controls at the border,
 JH> -create a guest worker program and create a path to citizenship for
 JH> -illegal immigrants already in the United States.
 JH>  <cut>

 JH> -Associated Press Writer Greg Bluestein contributed to this report.
 JH> -___
 JH> -On the Net:
 JH> -Senate Bill 529: http://www.legis.ga.gov/

 JH> -Copyright 2005 Associated Press.


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