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OFFICIAL STATEMENT OFFICIAL STATEMENT
For Immediate Release: For Information Contact:
January 12, 2009 Raegan Weber, Director
Raegan.weber@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028

JOHNSON COMMENTS ON IMMIGRATION VERIFICATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS

“We passed comprehensive immigration reform in 2006. The law contains requirements for local governments to verify immigration status so that only legal residents receive public benefits. Counties and cities should be following the law and if we need to put teeth into the law to ensure their compliance, we should do so.”

State Sen. Eric Johnson (R-Savannah)
Ethics Chairman

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Sen. Eric Johnson of the 1st serves as the Ethics Chairman. He represents Bryan County and portions of Chatham and Liberty counties. He may be reached at 404.656.5109 or via e-mail at eric.johnson@senate.ga.go v.