Cherokee County begins using affidavits and SAVE verification for business licesnes applicants
Cherokee Tribune
County granted access to citizenship database
07/02/2009
The Cherokee County government now has access to a federal database to ensure people receiving public benefits are in the country legally.
The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act requires local government agencies that administer “public benefits” collect an affidavit from applicants swearing to either U.S. citizenship or lawful alien status. The agency then is to use the SAVE database to verify the immigration status of alien applicants…