Waterloo / Cedar Falls (Iowa) Courier

Lawmakers call for Agriprocessors probe

Postville — Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are questioning whether federal immigration officials should start looking at penalizing Agriprocessors after more than a third of its work force was arrested during a raid Monday…

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Rachel Alexander — Intellectual Conservative

Striking changes in Arizona as illegals flee the state

Arizona is leading the nation in local enforcement of laws against illegal immigration. As illegal [aliens] leave the state, the state’s most serious problems such as traffic congestion and the expense of teaching English Language Learner classes are dissipating.

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KCRG-TV — Cedar Rapids, Iowa

154 held on criminal charges following ICE raid on packing plant

Postville / Waterloo, Iowa — Officials call Monday’s immigration raid in Postville the “largest raid of it’s kind in Iowa history” and “the largest single site raid nationwide”. Officials say 390 people total were arrested in that raid. — Intake court, initial appearances and criminal court continue at the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo….

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Senate Press Office
201 Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building

18 Capitol Square

Atlanta, Georgia 30334

404.656.0028 or outside the Atlanta area 800.282.5803

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: For Information Contact:

May 14, 2008 Jeremy Arieh, Deputy Director
jeremy.arieh@senate.ga.gov

404.656.0028

Unlicensed driver bill signed into law

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue has signed legislation that increases penalties for those who drive without a license in Georgia. Sponsored by state Sen. John Wiles (R-Kennesaw), Senate Bill 350 is a response to the growing number of auto accidents, injuries and fatalities in our state caused by individuals who have never obtained a driver’s license.

“We have seen too many serious accidents caused by unlicensed drivers in this state, including a fatal collision in Marietta this year that involved an unlicensed driver,” said Sen. Wiles. “We must take action to curb this blatant disregard for the laws of our state, and I am pleased that Governor Perdue supports this effort to help save lives.”

SB 350 will increase the penalties for those found operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license or on a suspended or revoked license. Under the new law, an individual found driving without being licensed or driving on a suspended, disqualified or revoked license could be sentenced to at least two days imprisonment for the first offense. Any second or third offense within five years, and that individual would be subject to at least ten days imprisonment and a fine of at least $1000. A fourth or subsequent offense within five years would be treated as a felony. The new penalties would not apply to those who accidentally leave a wallet or forget a purse at home, or those driving on an expired license.

“The lives of Georgians should not be put in jeopardy by people who fail to comply with state law, and this legislation is an important step in solving that problem,” added Sen. Wiles.

Today’s signing of SB 350 is the culmination of a two-year effort by Sen. Wiles to pass legislation to make Georgia’s highways and roads safer.

For more information on the Georgia State Senate, please visit www.senate.ga.gov.

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Sen. John Wiles represents the 37th Senate District, which includes a portion of Cobb County. He may be reached by phone at 404.657.0406

For Immediate Release May 15, 2008 Contact Jessica Morris (706) 483-8490

U.S. Congressman Paul Broun: Strengthening Employers’ Ability to Identify Illegal Aliens
Broun: “Improving an employer’s ability to remove illegal aliens from the hiring pool is an important step towards reducing the flow of illegal aliens in this country.”

AUGUSTA, GA – U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, who is committed to securing America’s porous borders and fighting illegal immigration, this month introduced H.R. 6008, the “IMPROVES E-Verify Act of 2008.” “IMPROVES” is an acronym that stands for “Improving Methods to Promote Regular Occurrences of the Verification of Employability Status.” E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration. The system allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.

Congressman Broun believes that we can no longer allow the government to look the other way when it comes to dealing with illegal aliens. He is opposed to granting any form of amnesty, and he will work to prevent the passage of any legislation that would provide a path to citizenship to illegal aliens. Providing employers with the tools they need to verify the legal status of an immigrant seeking work is a critical step in the process.

“If we are going to get a handle on the illegal immigration problem, we need to take steps to cut off the economic spigot that attracts illegal aliens across our borders,” said Broun. “Improving an employer’s ability to remove illegal aliens from the hiring pool is an important step towards reducing the flow of illegal aliens into the country. My legislation removes objectionable federal mandates and provides new legal protections to encourage employers to screen the citizenship status of prospective and current employees.”

The “IMPROVES E-Verify Act of 2008” would make several needed improvements to the E-Verify Program including:

Allowing the pre-screening of prospective employees: Currently, employers are not allowed to check the work eligibility of an individual until after they are hired. It can take DHS up to10 days to confirm the legality of a hire, potentially costing businesses thousands of dollars in training, salary, and other associated costs. This legislation would allow businesses to confirm an individual’s identity and work eligibility before beginning to pay or train an individual.

Allowing the screening of current employees: Currently, an employer is not allowed to check the status of employees that were hired prior to that employer’s participation in the E-Verify program. This legislation would allow employers to uniformly check the status of prior employees for a period of 14 days after initially signing up for E-Verify.

Providing immunity to employers who legally use the program: The legislation would clarify that employers who use E-Verify in a law-abiding manner will receive civil and criminal immunity if the person checked is later determined to be undocumented. We need to ensure that American businesses that are using this free and voluntary program are not held liable, and we should make this program even more attractive for them to use.

Denying protection for businesses that knowingly use this program fraudulently: Under this bill, any employer who knowingly provides or accepts fraudulent documentation regarding immigration status must pay an enhanced civil penalty of at least $200 and not more than $2,000 for each individual violation.
Changing the Spanish language mandate: Current law requires every participating business in the E-Verify program to display English and Spanish versions of the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters in plain view at the hiring site. This legislation would remove the Spanish language requirement, and allow businesses of less than 25 employees to simply hand out a pamphlet with the same information that is contained in the poster version.

Making the program permanent: While the E-Verify program is not perfect and needs enhancement, it is currently the best means available for determining employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers. We cannot allow this necessary program to expire.

Senate Committee Passes Amnesty for Illegal Ag Workers

(May 15) At today’s markup of the Iraq supplemental appropriations bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee committed an outrageous act of disrespect for our men and women in uniform and to the citizens of this country by adopting an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) that gives amnesty to illegal-alien agricultural workers. The copy of the amendment obtained by NumbersUSA indicates a maximum of 1.35 million illegal aliens, plus their families, could obtain “emergency agricultural worker status” for a five-year period. However, the amendment also provides for an adjustment of status, which paves the way for permanent legalization. The committee also adopted other immigration-related amendments, including one that drastically expands the H-2B visa program for non-agricultural seasonal workers.

A vote by the full Senate may occur as early as tomorrow, so please contact your Senators now to urge them to work to strip the amnesty from the Iraq spending bill on the floor, as well as the other amendments increasing immigration levels.

Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121

SEE HERE for more information and how to send free from your computer faxes to Congress

Cox News Service

Slowdown found in assimilation of immigrants

Current immigrants — especially Mexicans — are less assimilated than those 100 years ago, a study to be released today found. — The study uses Census data going back more than a century to measure assimilation through various indicators such as English-learning, employment, home ownership, rates of marriage to native-born people…

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Dear Dustin Inman Society supporters: Governor Perdue has signed SB 350 ( jail time for driving w/o ever having obtained a Georgia drivers license – the bill the illegal alien lobby feared most ) into law, and vetoed HB 978 ( impound vehicle of driver who had never obtained a drivers license).

This is pretty much what we expected, and proves that we have made a difference. This represents a great deal of hard work that began in 2007. I cannot thank you all enough for your part, we never would have seen SB 350 signed into law without the efforts from all of you.

THANK YOU!

Thanks to the legislators who showed their courage in authoring and supporting these bills.

This is a huge win for Americans in Georgia, it will be copied around the nation in other states and it will help to decrease the number of people killed by illegal aliens on Georgia’s roads.

Enforcement works!

*With the willing help and assistance of the open borders lobby, illegal aliens will now look for ways around the drivers license problem, but many will look for a more accommodating state in which to illegally look for a better life. Legal action from MALDEF is very possible, as they depend on as many illegals as possible to make their living.

I am still looking for status of SB 421 (felony for second conviction false ID). If not signed, or vetoed, it will become law too.

More later.

dak

Below is from the Governor’s press release:

House Bill 978

House Bill 978 requires that law enforcement officers impound the vehicle of any person caught driving without a valid driver’s license. While it does provide three exceptions – (1) persons driving with an expired license; (2) first-time offenders that are under 17 years of age; and (3) persons otherwise exempt from carrying a Georgia drivers’ license – it mandates impoundment in all other circumstances. To help address what I believe to be the concerns of this legislation’s author, I have already signed Senate Bill 350, which enhances the penalties for driving without a valid drivers’ license. However, because I believe that officers should have discretion to determine when a vehicle should be impounded, and because I am concerned about how this legislation will impact new residents to Georgia, I cannot sign House Bill 978. I therefore VETO House Bill 978.

Sincerely,

D.A. King

“Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, are kept out; and those who should not be here will be required to leave.”
– Testimony of the late Barbara Jordan
Chair, U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform – 1995

Dustin Inman Society:

You can add another death caused by an illegal alien; Mr. Wilburn Jarrett of Chattooga County was killed by an illegal alien in April.

Susan R.

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This Congress Rep didn’t get the memo that the North American Community planned by the elite is only a conspiracy theory. Video from the U.S. House floor. 7 minutes.

DO NOT GO TO THIS WEBSITE!