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Every California county connected to ICE for illegal immigration enforcement

If you’re arrested in California, federal authorities can now screen your immigration status across every county of the state. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Friday that the last six counties were hooked up to the so-called Secure Communities program this week…

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Illegal immigration bill would penalize people using fake ID’s to get jobs

State Rep. Matt Ramsey has revised his bill targeting illegal immigration to penalize people who “willfully and fraudulently” use fake identification to get a job in Georgia. — Such people could be charged with a felony — aggravated identity fraud — under the newly revised House Bill 87, Ramsey said Saturday in an e-mail…

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HB 87 just passed out of the House Judiciary ( non-civil) committee by a very wide margin of voice votes.

HOORAY and THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK SO FAR!

Now we must call the House Rules committee to express our majority support for HB87. Contact info coming soon.

Rep. Matt Ramsey did a splendid job of presenting his important bill and answering questions from the committee members.

PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL REP. MATT RAMSEY’S CAPITOL OFFICE TO SAY THANK YOU!!! GREAT JOB!!! WE SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR COURAGE! Contact info HERE

He took the time to make it clear that Macon Telegraph and Associated Press stories saying HB 87 had any exception for farmers, the Ag industry or any visa usage were entirely false.

WE CONDEMN THE MACON TELEGRAPH FOR PUBLISHING A FALSE AND COMPLETELY UNBALANCED NEWS STORY LAST WEEK ON HB 87, H2A visas and E-Verify and for not running a correction last week. I PERSONALLY INFORMED EDITORS AND REPORTERS AT THE TELEGRAPH OF THE COMPLETE LACK OF BALANCE AND THE FALSE, INACCURATE STATEMENTS LAST MONDAY.

WE DEMAND A CORRECTION FROM THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND NOW FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010, February 2011 (PDF – 7 pages – 481 KB) This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2010 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence.

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SAY IT AIN’T SO GOVERNOR DEAL! IS YOUR OFFICE CALLING US NAZIS?

We are waiting for a disclaimer from Georgia’s governor on a wildly insulting, ridiculous and disgusting analogy to Nazi “jackboots” and “kicking in doors” in a statement from the Governor ‘s spokesman. It is contained in an Atlanta Journal Constitution news report today apparently regarding the majority of Georgians who demand enforcement of our immigration and employment laws in Georgia. Or maybe just my friend National Review blogger and Center for Immigration Studies Director Mark Krikorian…or maybe just you.

SEE Godwin’s Law HERE

From the AJC today – thanks to Brenda for sending me the AJC article while she shopped for fresh cod…

Governor in tight political spot on illegal immigration

“…The governor is going to take a tough stand” against illegal immigration, Robinson said. “We understand that some folks are not going to be happy unless he is in jackboots kicking in doors. We don’t think that is the proper role for him to play in this.”

Tom Hensley applauded how Deal has expressed caution about the pending state legislation and E-Verify. Hensley is the president of Fieldale Farms, a northeast Georgia-based chicken processing business that uses E-Verify and has $650 million in annual sales.

Hensley said some of the immigration-related laws already on the books in Georgia have been scaring away the Hispanic workers his business once relied on. Since 2004, the number of his workers who are Hispanic has dropped substantially while his workers’ compensation and health care costs have grown, he said…”

Read it all HERE

Rest assured, the anti-enforcement lefties at the AJC headquarters, the SPLC and the ACLU are having a large time over this one. Not to mention the Farm Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce where illegal labor is job one.

As a pro-enforcement American, I have to ask: Which side is Brian Robinson on…and which side is the governor on today? While Barack Obama is pushing use of the no-cost E-Verify system from the White House, Georgia’s governor is falsely casting doubts about its worth while coming out of a Farm Bureau meeting here in Georgia.

As much as conservative voters and supporters of Nathan Deal have tried to ignore it, the governor seems to be backing up on his campaign promises on being active in solving Georgia’s illegal immigration and illegal employment crisis. While Georgians stand in the unemployment line.

You can read those promises HERE.

The spokesman for Governor Nathan Deal has made a statement in which he uses an analogy commonly used by the far left anti-enforcement crazies like the SPLC, La Raza and the ACLU – and angry Jerry Gonzlaez over at “we want them to vote early and often…” GALEO Inc.

From here at DIS, we are asking: Does Governor Deal regard the majority of Georgians who want to protect jobs for Georgians by driving illegal aliens out of our state as jack-booted door kickers? Does his office condone the name-calling rhetoric of the far left?

You can ask yourself today, over the weekend and Monday by calling the governor’s office at 404 656 1776. I already did.

TAKE IT BACK GOVERNOR DEAL!
dak

Gainesville Times VIDEO

Business leaders, Latino advocates speak out against immigration bills

A Senate committee on immigration heard hours of impassioned testimony Tuesday about how proposed immigration legislation would adversely affect the business community. — A room mostly filled with opponents of the immigration bills in the Georgia House and Senate spoke to the five senators on the committee about how immigration legislation would worsen the economy and create difficulties for Latinos…

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Arizona Republic — Phoenix

Arizona immigration bills aim for bigger crackdown

The nation’s immigration battle returned to the state Capitol on Tuesday as a key legislative committee passed two major bills that could significantly impact illegal [aliens] living in Arizona. — The Senate Appropriations Committee became the first state legislative committee in the nation to pass a package of bills intended to…

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia economist sees slow job growth

Georgia’s economy will see modest improvement in 2011 as the state gains jobs and lowers its unemployment rate, Georgia State University economist Rajeev Dhawan said at his quarterly economic forecasting seminar Wednesday. — Nationally, the economy will expand in the first half of this year by just 2.9 percent, a rate that’s slower than a typical post-recession recovery, he said…

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Fox Five VIDEO