Teodoro Maus Biography :

The Honorable Teodoro Maus (Honorary Director) has served as one of our directors since 2001. At present he is President of the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), a non profit community organization. He also heads the daily radio program GLAHR INFORMS, a communication and information vehicle to the Latino and general communities. Mr. Maus began his extensive career of service to the Mexican government with his appointment as cultural attaché at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York in 1978. In 1986, Mr. Maus was appointed as delegate to the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, in New York. He was elevated to the position of Consul in 1989, followed by his appointment as Consul General of Mexico in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia, where he served for two periods. In between those periods, Mr. Maus was appointed Director General (Assistant Undersecretary) to the ‘Program for Mexican Communities Abroad,’’ of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico. He retired from the Foreign Service and remained in Atlanta, where he served as President of the Mexican American Business Chamber and Head Advisor of the Coordinating Committee of Community Leaders from 2001 to 2002. Most recently, he retired as the Minister Representative of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico (SEMARNAT) where he served from 2002 to 2005 in Washington D.C. at the Embassy of Mexico. HERE

Just a wild guess – but I am thinking we won’t soon see an AJC “PolitiFact” inspection on this one.

. Whole-cloth fabrication from Karen, Zippy, and Bryan et al on E-Verify – the palpable desperation is clear. If they were going to make up a number – why not $127,000.00 per employee/query?

From the official DHS E-Verify Website:

“E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows an employer, using information reported on an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to determine the eligibility of that employee to work in the United States. For most employers, the use of E-Verify is voluntary and limited to determining the employment eligibility of new hires only. There is no charge to employers to use E-Verify. The E-Verify system is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration.”

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The Georgia Restaurant Association has sent a letter to the legislature urging that they kill any enforcement bill and telling them that each E-Verify query to insure new employees are legal costs $127.00. They are using false information given to them by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. They are all desperate.THE TRUTH IS E-VERIFY IS FREE TO USE AND COSTS ZERO TO VERIFY A WORKER. See the letter HERE See their reply to mail from pro-enforcement Americans HERE . They are solid amnesty-again proponents. Contact them if you want.

The Georgia agriculture industry sent a letter to the legislature this week telling them to kill any enforcement bill – ridding Georgia of illegal aliens and hiring real legal immigrants would be bad for the state they say. They are led by someone who many believe to possibly be unstable because of his conduct in the Capitol a man named Bryan Tolar. You can read the letter HERE • Note that they also use the bogus scare tactic that E-Verify somehow costs $127.000 per query. If they are making up a cost, why not use $127,000.000?

YES TO ENFORCEMENT IN GEORGIA YES TO HB 87! How many times have YOU called and emailed the legislature to try to save Georgia from the invasion and sell-out by the business lobby and elected officials?

The illegals are calling right now. The legislators are out until Monday but you can call NOW! Next week is the last week with only THREE LEGISLATIVE DAYS to save our Georgia by seeing HB 87 langauge passed.

“I believe the rule of law is important, but over-regulation on businesses would just not be right and we’re not going to see it happen this session,’’ Casey Cagle, Lt Governor and president of the Georgia senate.

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New York restaurant owner:“We always, always hire the undocumented workers,” he said. “It’s not just me, it’s everybody in the industry. First, they are willing to do the work. Second, they are willing to learn. Third, they are not paid as well. It’s an economic decision. It’s less expensive to hire an undocumented person.”

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HB 87, the most well-written and potentially effective state-level illegal immigration enforcement legislation in the nation, is in serious trouble in the Georgia legislature. I know it can be confusing, but it has NOT passed and the anti-enforcement members of the Georgia government – many of them Republicans who are siding with John Lewis– are now working along with the others in the illegal alien lobby to either run the clock out on the session or to neuter or kill the bill outright. And doing everything possible to misdirect and confuse you. It is possible that the language we want could be considered as SB 40- so please pay attention.

I will post info HERE and HERE

The quote above will give you some idea of how high the fire sale on Georgia’s future goes.

I am putting the ACTION NEEDED right in the top for those of you who want to know what to do starting this very instant. Below that is an explanation of what has been going on with our enforcement legislation, politicians and the black-hearted traitorous business lobby .

No matter what you have done to help so far or how many phone calls or emails you have sent, here is the ACTION NEEDED:

* Call and email Governor Deal’s office: 404 656 1776 email HERE

“I am a voting Georgian who has had enough of illegal immigration and the job loss that crime creates. Please give this message to the Governor: Thank you for your campaign promises to get an Arizona style immigration enforcement bill and E-Verify in Georgia. Time is running out and I am very confused about your silence while so many far left radicals and profiteering business leaders who hire illegal aliens are so loud in their opposition to the enforcement language in HB 87…I am watching carefully and will remember all that happens on this very serious matter to decide Georgia’s future.”

* Call and email Lt. Governor Casey Cagle who is president of the senate
TEL: (404) 656-5030
FAX: (404) 656-6739
Email

“Please tell the Lt. Governor that I am watching, I can read the press reports and I can see his quotes on illegal immigration enforcement legislation and E-Verify. If HB 87 language does not pass with E-verify for all industries in the state, I will assume that it is because of his cooperation with the illegal alien lobby which includes most of the business community. I will not forget.”

* Call and email Senator Tommie Williams, the senate president Pro Tem
Tommie Williams
tommie.williams@senate.ga.gov
Phone: (404) 656-0089
Fax: (404) 463-5220

“Please tell Senator Williams that I am watching and fear for Georgia’s future. American workers, including construction workers, stand in unemployment lines while employers hire illegal aliens that we the voting taxpayers are forced to subsidize. I have had enough. We must have a law this year with language from HB 87 including E-Verify for all Georgia industries.”

* Then…call and email your state Senator – no matter who he/she is, to say:

“I am watching what is happening with the infighting in the senate and on illegal immigration. I understand the tricks the Senate Judiciary Committee tried with HB 87. I expect you to vote for language contained in the House version of HB 87 complete with E-verify for all Georgia industries. I will not forget the outcome. I am one of the never-silent-again majority who will no longer tolerate the business community running our state government while they hire taxpayer subsidized illegal alien labor.”

Senate contact info HERE

Some of you tell me there is too much information in some of the alerts. Some complain because I don’t sift through readily available news items to give you the entire story. If you want background info to understand what is going on, read further.

Here are some facts on what has been happening to catch everyone up:

The new Georgia governor, who ran on the record and promise of pro-enforcement and putting in place an Arizona-style law and E-Verify has remained silent on illegal immigration since he took office. Even with the majority of Georgians on the record as supporting state enforcement. HERE is what the Governor’s office sends in reply to our pleas

The Lt. Governor who is also president of the senate and controls which bills get voted on has reportedly struck a bargain with senate Democrats and has long opposed use of E-verify to protect jobs for Georgians. You can see more of this part of the story HERE and HERE and HERE .

Cagle sends the following letter to mail HERE .

The Georgia House Judiciary (non civil) committee substituted the terrific language of HB 87 into the fraud of a bill SB 40, BUT then the Senate Judiciary committee – without debate or notice of hearing – changed the House version of HB 87 by watering it down and limiting the industries that would be required to use E-Verify. This was as slimy a trick as I have seen in a while. Senator Bill Hamrick is the Chairman of the senate Judiciary committee. I would post a link to a news story on this action from Senator Hamrick but despite me spending most of an entire day (Friday) making this fact clear to reporters, I am unaware of any such report.

The Georgia Restaurant Association has sent a letter to the legislature urging that they kill any enforcement bill and telling them that each E-Verify query to insure new employees are legal costs $127.00. They are using false information given to them by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. They are all desperate.THE TRUTH IS E-VERIFY IS FREE TO USE AND COSTS ZERO TO VERIFY A WORKER. See the letter HERE See their reply to mail from pro-enforcement Americans HERE . Contact them if you want.

The Georgia agriculture industry sent a letter to the legislature yesterday telling them to kill any enforcement bill – ridding Georgia of illegal aliens and hiring real legal immigrants would be bad for the state they say. They are led by someone who many believe to possibly be unstable because of his conduct in the Capitol a man named Bryan Tolar. You can read the letter HERE • Note that they also use the bogus scare tactic that E-Verify somehow costs $127.000 per query. If they are making up a cost, why not use $127,000.000?

Jerry Gonzalez of the radical open borders GALEO Inc. has obtained a toll free number phone service in English and Spanish that connects to the Georgia senate. He is urging the illegal aliens to call and try to kill the enforcement bills. YOU CAN USE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NUMBER HE HAS SET UP TO CALL THE SENATE, THEN DELIVER YOUR OWN PRO-ENFORCEMENT MESSAGE IN ADDITON TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS.•

Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO)
Have you called yet? Call 866-877-5529 (Spanish) or 866-998-2910 (English) and you will be connected to a Georgia Senator’s office. Feel free to call more than once! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Let’s make Georgia’s future a prosperous one!

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Last month about 5,000 screaming, chanting, resentful illegal aliens and the remora-like subversives who support them took over Washington Street in front of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Many carried signs that said “UNDOCUMENTED AND UNAFRAID” and “WE WILL NOT LEAVE!” and “NO TO HB 87!” and “LEGALIZATION FOR ALL” and “WE WILL NOT COMPLY!” The Capitol grounds looked and sounded like the televised mass rallies that take place in chaotic Third World nations on the way to revolution. The hated object of the angry, riotous protest was any enforcement of American immigration laws in general and HB 87, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 authored by state Rep. Matt Ramsey, in particular. HB 87 is the most well written and most potentially effective state immigration enforcement bill in the nation.

As Americans in America, we are fighting a large anti-American coalition that wants to end enforcement of our immigration and employment laws. This would not change with another amnesty. If you don’t help, we will lose.

Last month about 5,000 screaming, chanting, resentful illegal aliens and the remora-like subversives who support them took over Washington Street in front of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Speaker after speaker boasted of being in the U.S. illegally and assured the fearless mob that there is a human and civil right to ignore American borders and immigration and employment laws. Having escaped capture at our borders, apparently they are now all oppressed victims suffering persecution in America … but entitled to U.S. citizenship.The organizers of the event, are a mix of socialists, anarchists, local ethnic hustlers and the ACLU (but I repeat myself).

In speeches, some well-known Democrats – including U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta – urged the mob on and assured them they were right and would be victorious. And that help was on the way. The rally was originally scheduled for May Day – the traditional socialist workers holiday.

What has happened elsewhere in a growing U.S. movement, will occur today for the first time in the state of Georgia: seven undocumented youth will step out of the shadows of anonimity to "come out," publicly share their citizenship status and personal stories. The seven participate in this action as part of a national campaign meant to encourage other undocumented youth to similarly "come out" and demand access to higher education.
On Tuesday afternoon Dayanna Rebolledo, David Ramirez, Andrea Rosales, Viridiana Martinez, Jose Rico Benavides, Georgina Perez and Maria Marroquin will identify themselves as "undocumented and unafraid." The event, part of The Dream is Coming project will take place at a rally with their supporters across from Georgia State University in Atlanta's Hurt Park.
The seven and theri supporters are planning to move from that rally to a nearby intersection where they will sit down and block traffic, risking arrest to bring attention to their demands to access higher education and their opposition to anti-immigrant legislation. The rally specifically opposes HB 59, a bill that would ban undocumented immigrants from colleges, and HB 87, a bill allowing local police to inquire about immigration status if they suspect they may be undocumented.
The group invites contributions from the public to a fund for the bond and/or bail of any undocumented youth who are detained while participating in actions of civil disobedience.
"I am tired of living in fear," states Georgina Perez. "I am tired of being constantly told I cannot do something just because of my status. I was brought to this country over 18 years ago, when I was just three [years old]. I am a proud Georgian, I want to contribute to this nation, and I will not let anyone tell me how to live my life. I am no longer afraid."
Undocumented youth throughout the nation have worked politically for years to forge a path to legalization. Now, however, they increasingly feel that they are forced to take the path of radical action for themselves and to advance their communities. The Georgia youth take inspiration from Representative John Lewis, former chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC), now a 12 term Georgia congressman. [See video, above post]
Motivated by frustration as well as their fiercely urgent dream to act as agents of their own destinies, the students who participate in "The Dream is Coming" say they want to be catalysts to create a better future. Through the DREAM movement they seek empowerment, mobilization, and a dignified life.
An estimated 74,000 undocumented youth currently live in the state of Georgia, according to a July 2010 Migration Policy Institute report. Over 2.1 million undocumented youth reside in the United States.
Undocumented youth have been arrested in some previous actions of this national movement. One of them, identified as "Mohammed," was arrested in May 2010 while staging a sit-in at the Tucson offices of Senator John McCain.
"It is time for those against us to decide which side they are on. As undocumented youth we are no longer going to stand by while our rights are taken away," he stated.

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News article on letter HERE

From: “Bryan Tolar”
Georgia Agribusiness CouncilGeorgia Agribusiness Council
1655 South Elm Street
Commerce, GA 30529-2700
(706) 336-6830

Date: April 4, 2011 3:45:08 PM EDT

Subject: Immigration Reform vs. Georgia’s Economy

Dear Representative –

The Georgia Agribusiness Council is pleased to have worked with a broad coalition of business interests to offer the attached letter stating our concerns with the direction of state immigration reform legislation. In a 24 hour period, 270 businesses, large and small, from all across Georgia asked to be included in this letter to you, our elected leadership. Other business interests may weigh in on this issue as well as the week progresses. Our economy is at stake. The letter is attached for your review.

We ask that you work with employers, law enforcement, elected officials and government entities to study the immigration reform efforts in other states and communicate the need for a federal remedy to a federal challenge. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,

Bryan Tolar, President

Georgia Agribusiness Council

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April 4, 2011

Dear Representatives:

Thank you for the time and effort you have devoted to the difficult topic of illegal immigration in Georgia. We especially appreciate the opportunity to share our concerns with legislators throughout this process.

While the business community agrees that this issue must be addressed, we encourage you to consider both the cost and the overall impact on Georgia’s economy of the provisions included in the bills that come before you in these final days.

The General Assembly wisely requires fiscal notes for bills with financial impact, yet none have been produced for the bills addressing this issue – one with significant impact on business and agriculture as well as state and local government. In addition, a recent report estimated that employers nationally spent $95 million in 2010 to comply with the E-Verify system, concluding that it costs small businesses an average of $127 per new hire to comply with the E-verify process. While we encourage all businesses to abide by Federal law and only hire legally documented workers, our state’s unemployment rate still leads the nation, and we should look for alternatives to adding new costly mandates that could discourage legal job creation. Mandating the E-Verify program will harm Georgia’s economy, not enhance it.

We must also weigh the unintended potential cost of losing major conventions, tourism, and international business opportunities. We have worked for decades to build Georgia into an international business and tourism destination and today our products are welcomed around the world. The needed expansion of the Savannah Port is a testament to the success of selling our goods worldwide. We urge you to consider the message we send to the foreign investors and workers that are vital to our success on the global stage.

Finally, we would also encourage a more thorough discussion of programs implemented in other states – some are creating their own verification programs and others have chosen to accept a valid driver’s license. Whatever verification program you decide is best for Georgia, we hope you will consider using an incentive for compliance as opposed to an unfunded mandate.

It is unfortunate that this matter has fallen to the state as a result of inaction on the part of the Federal government and we have appreciated having the opportunity to be a part of the discussion. Please know that the Georgia business community will continue to advocate in Washington D.C. for a unified and balanced approach to immigration reform, including manageable guest-worker visa programs. We hope that you will consider the points made above, and are confident that your final decisions will keep in mind what is best for our economically-strapped businesses and industries, large and small, that are so vital to our economy.

Sincerely,

Marty McLendon, Owner 1-800 RR Emergency, LLC

Jim McLeod 4 P Farms

Bob Delbridge 404-CUT-TREE

Linda Lighthill, Owner A Passion for Pruning

Roger Flota, Owner Abbey View Farms

Jimmy Adams, Owner Adams-Briscoe Seed Company

Jon M. Harris, Vice President AgSouth Farm Credit

Dan Bremer AgWorks, Inc.

Duke Lane Jr. All Lane Southern Orchards

Joseph A. Manning, Owner Allen Pritchett & Bassett LLP

Richard Bare, President / CEO Arbor-Nomics, Inc.

Mark Keightley Artistic Landscapes, Inc.

Deana Price Atlanta Pinestraw

Pete Waller Atlantic Insulation & Refractory

Van Murphy B.C.T. Gin Co., Inc.

Doug Baker, Owner Baker Environmental Nursery Inc.

Joe Barrentine, Owner Barrentine Poultry Equipment Installations, Inc.

Anthony Bentley Bartow Farm & Lawn, Inc.

Johnny Bell, President Bell Irrigation Pipe & Supply LLC

Alan & Vana Bennett Ben-Wood Harvest

Tim McMillan Berrien Peanut Co.

Lamar Vickers Berrin County Farm Bureau

Jason C. Berry, Owner Berry Farms

Scott Reinblatt Big Blue Sky Landscaping

Stu Brown, Owner Bio Lawns Inc.

Cale Blocker, Owner Blocker Farming Enterprises LLC.

Jason C. Berry Blueberry Farms of Ga.

Jim Bone, Owner Bone Agricultural Consulting

Brandon DeWitt Brandon DeWitt Farms

Robert B. Brannen Brannen Farms

James A Brannen Brannen’s Tobacco Whses.

Marty McLendon, Owner Bullneck Contracting, LLC

Rich Chastain C & L Packing

Michael C. Staley, President C&M Residential Services

Joyce Calhoun Calhoun Produce, Inc.

Ben Carter, Owner Carter Land Services LLC

Adair Chambers-Peterson Chambers Brothers Blueberries, LLC

Jimmy Champion, Owner Champion Groves, Inc.

Donald Chase, Owner Chase Farms, Inc.

Scott Chatham President Chatham Landscape Services

Hardy Kaplan, Owner Chattahoochee Home & Garden

Sam Watson Chill C Farms LLC

Tim Thoms, Owner Christmas Acres

John Newman Classic Landscapes, Inc

David Cleveland, Owner Cleveland Organics

David Cleveland , Owner Cleveland Tree Farm

Joe Burns Color Burst

Chuck Cartledge Cotton Partners, LLC

Larie W. Cooper Courtland Mini Storage

Terry Danforth, Owner Danforth Farms

Jay Stephens Davis Landscape

Tony Eaton Delta Fresh Sales, Inc.

Randy Dewitt Dewitt Farms

Randy Dewitt DeWitt Produce Co., Inc.

Paul Chappell, Owner Diversified Trees, Inc.

Buck Anderson Dixie Peanut Co.

Jaclyn D. Ford Dixon Farm Supply

Jaclyn D. Ford Dixon Gin Co., Inc.

Joe M. Dixon, Owner Dixon Seed & Chemical

Gregory M. Walker Docia Farms

Philip Grimes Docia Farms Inc.

Jane Grimes Docia Farms Partnership

Paul and Angie Bagley Downey Trees, Inc.

Jon Ladson Dykes Farms

Alice Adams Early County Gin, Inc.

Wendell T. Ebbett Ebbett Business Solutions

Gail Williams, Office Manager Eddie’s Landscaping, Inc.

James Myrick, Owner Edward L. Myrick Produce

Michele Ambler, Owner Elegant Elements

Roy Embry, Owner Embry Farm Service

Roy Embry, Owner Embry Transport Inc.

Charles B. Evans, Jr., Owner Evans Farms

Tom Shannon Ewing Irrigation

Linda Exum Exum Farms

Linda Exum Exum Pecan Company

Jon Ladson Farmers Gin & Peanut Co. Inc.

Jon Ladson Farmers Trucking Co. Inc.

Wayne Cloud, Owner Fertigation Products & Equipment Co.

F. W. (Bill) Fogg III, Owner Fogg Farm

Jon Ladson Fowler Farms

Lee Bonecutter, Vice President FPL Food LLC

Phil Walters Frank A. Smith Nurseries

Bill Franklin, Owner Franklin Battery and Supply Company

Stephen Feitshans Garden Fresh LLC

Susan Gworek Garden Wonders, Inc.

John Hausler, Owner GardenBuilder

Gary H. Paulk, Owner Gary H. Paulk Farms

Gene Mobley, Owner Gene Mobley Investments

Bryan Tolar, President Georgia Agribusiness Council

Richey Seaton Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton

Steve Mullis, President Georgia Blueberry Growers Association

Zippy Duvall, President Georgia Farm Bureau

Charles Hall Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

Chris Butts Georgia Green Industry Association

Chris Keith, Owner Georgia Horticulture

Don Koehler Georgia Peanut Commission

Charles Griffin Georgia Pork Producers Association

Franklin Burch, President Georgia Tobacco Growers Association

Mary Kay Woodworth, Executive Director Georgia Urban Ag Council

Billy Thomas Georgia Vegetable Co., Inc.

Charles Hall Georgia Watermelon Association

Billy Phillips Gerrald INC.

Terry L. Gerrald Gerralds Vidalia Sweet Onions Inc.

Tony Gibson, Owner Gibson Landscape LLC

Pat Cooney Golf Club of Georgia

Donny Wilson Grande Creek Blueberry Farm

Marta and Mike Garland Greenland Landscape & Masonry

Mike Holland Greenline Distributors

Andrew Grimes Owner Grimes Farms

Paula Dodson H.C. Dodson Farms

Bob Hammock, Owner Hammock Landscapes Inc.

Alex Hardy, Owner Hardy Farms Peanuts

Gerard Krewer Harriett’s Bluff Farm, LLC

Jon Davis, Plant Manager Hart-AgStrong, LLC

Richard C. Sloan Helena Chemical Co.

Jim McCutcheon, CEO HighGrove Partners, LLC

Jamey Adams HighMark Seed Company, LLC

Brandon Houseman, Owner Houseman Pest Control, Inc.

Ken Anders Howard Fertilizer and Chemical

Gary H. Paulk, President Irwin County Farm Bureau

John V. Bennett Jab-J Corp dba Alma Sunbelt Blueberries

Jacob W. Paulk, Owner Jacob W. Paulk Farms Inc.

J.W. Paulk Jr., Owner Jacob W. Paulk Jr. Farms

Janet Humareda John Bowen Turf Company

Mike Mobley John Mobley & Sons

Bob Krueger, Owner Krueger Family Farms

L.G. Herndon Jr., Owner L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc.

Jon Ladson Ladson Farms

Mark Thelen Landmark Landscapes

Mike Easter, President Landscape Plus

Mark Sanchez, CEO Lane Pecans and Vegetables

Mark Sanchez, CEO Lane Southern Orchards

Ron Lee , Owner Lee Farms, GP

Buddy Leger, Owner Leger and Son, Inc.

Rick LeVan LeVan Irrigation

Ed Walker Lewis Taylor Farms

Dee Ritter Little River Produce LLC

Neal Kicklighter LTF Greenhouses

Eric Lutz, Owner Lutz Berry Farm

Marty McLendon, Owner MAI Services, LLC

Marty McLendon, Owner MAI Trucking, LLC

Joe Jenkins, President Manicure Touch Lawn Care

Matthew Kiefer, President Matthew’s Strawing Service

Ron Lee McCleskey Cotton Company

Jeff McKinley, President McKinley Group, Inc.

Marty McLendon, Owner McLendon Acres, Inc.

Craig McManus, Owner McPlants

Patrick Yi MediPurpose, Inc.

Steve Meeks, Owner Meeks’ Farms & Nursery, Inc.

John Lapide Melon 1 Inc

Moises Desantos MEM Landscaping, LLC

James Allen Miles, Sr. Miles Berry Farm

Micheal E. Miles Miles Brothers Timber

James Allen Miles, Jr Miles Sunbelt Blueberry Corp.

Ken Roberts Miller County Gin Company

Richard Minor, Owner Minor Brothers Farm Partnership

Richard Minor, Owner Minor Produce Inc.

Marty McLendon, Owner MMTM, LLC

Mark Mobley Mobley Gin Company

Jerry Lee, Human Resource & Environmental Services Manager Monrovia Nursery Cairo

Tim Moore, Owner Moore Farms

Linda Nall, Owner Nall Blueberry Farm

Tyron Spearman, Executive Director National Peanut Buying Points Association

Bob Morrissey National Watermelon Association, Inc.

Jody C. Chumbler, President NatureCare Landscape

Rick Upchurch NatureScapes

Steve Murray, President New Leaf Landscape Services

Pete Knapik New Life Landscapes, Inc.

Jake Daughtrey New River Produce LLC.

Kevin Paulen Oasis Landscape and Irrigation

Scott Hart, Jr. Ochlockonee Ridge Farms

Walter McDaniel Okefenokee Botanicals Inc.

Pete Waller Ottawa Farms

Rick Kaldrovics, President Outside Landscape Group, LLC

Jason C. Berry Patriot Gas Co.

Ben Copeland, Jr. Patten Seed Company

David Cleveland , Owner Peach Palette

Al Pearson, Owner Pearson Farm

Tammy Pearson Pearson Landscapes, Inc

Rusty McDaniel, General Manager Pinecliff Planters Cotton Gin, LLC

Bob McLeod Pineview Peanut Co.

Dwayne D. Halbig Pinnacle Environmental Corp.

Timmy Pittman, Owner Pittman Family Farms

Tom Delaney, Director of Government Affairs PLANET – The National Landcare Network

Rachel S. Mizell Poultry Health, LLC

Rachel S. Mizell Poultry Housekeeping Services, Inc.

Clayton Danforth Quality Feedstuffs Inc.

Bill Brim Quality Produce Inc.

Deborah Kelley, Owner R. G. Kelley Co

Ed Cooper Rainey Creek Farm

Michael Davis, Owner Raintree Lawn and Garden

Paul Long, Owner Redbud Lane Nursery

Allen Coleman, Manager Roche Farm and Garden

Mike Ford, Owner Royal Landscaping

Garett Backman Rubicon L.C.

Sam Williams Sam Williams Advertising

Floyd Tanner Sandy Bottom Berries LLP

Richard Saul Saul Nurseries

Pete Wilkerson, Partner Scapes

Tim Floyd, General Manager Sconyers Gin & Whse. Co.

Scott & Janice Craft, Owners Scott & Janice Craft Farms

Allen Miles Sergio n Diaz

J. Simmons Simmons Farms Inc.

Jenny Hardgrave, Owner / President Simply Flowers, Inc.

Don Smith, Managing Partner Simply Green Lawn Care

William H Smith, III & Steve Healy, Owners Smith-Healy Farms, Inc.

Ken Morrow, Owner Sod Atlanta, Inc.

Dixie Speck, Owner Solterra Landscape

Lamar Beamon Southeast Lime & Stone Co.

Dusty Findley Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association, Inc.

Kent Fountain & Roger Branch, President / CEO & Vice President Southeastern Gin & Peanut

Steve McMillan Southern Grace Farms Inc.

John Boudrot, President Southern Sod Sales, Inc.

Edward J. Klaas, II, Owner Southern Sprinkler Systems, LLC

Kent Hamilton Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetables

Brad Glen Sowega Cotton, Inc.

Bill Brim Springhill Produce

David Youssi, Owner / President Sprinkler Solutions, Inc.

Steve Montgomery Steve Montgomery and Company

Charles Cowart Still Pond Inc.

Lorne Stipe, Owner Stipe Comtronics

Ben Strickland, Owner Strickland Farms

Jon Ladson Stripling Farms

Elam Rusk Sumter County Producers Gin LLC

Chip Blalock, Executive Director Sunbelt Ag Expo

Phil Walters Sunbelt Turf

John R. Duval SunnyRidge Berry Center

Tony Bass, Owner Super Lawn Trucks

Andy Stone Superior Berries Company

Andy Stone Superior Pine Products Company

Ben Copeland, Jr. Super-Sod

Alan Parrish Sweet Dixie Melon Co.

Ronald Deal Sweet Vidalia Farms

Swede Nelson Sweetwater Irrigaion

Jeff Wainwright Taylor Orchards

Jason Royal, Access Control Manager The Fence Guys

Jimmy Hill, Owner The Hill Group, Inc.

Hugh Glidewell The Landscape Guys, LLC

Joe Edmonson The Other Side, Inc.

Rick Smith The Pruning Guru

Ken Morrow The Turfgrass Group, Inc.

James Kelley The Yard Man Inc.

Tim Thoms, Owner Thoms Trees and Plants, Inc.

Paul Massey Tifton Turf Farms

Paul Miller, Owner Timberline Nursery

Jeff Beasley, Owner Transplant Nursery, Inc.

Jason M. Harris & Jimmie Turbeville, General Manager Tri County Gin, Inc.

Tim Thoms TTPF, LLC

John Boudrot Turfmovers

Gary A. Branch Ty Ty Peanut Company

Todd Guilmette, President Unique Environmental Landscape

Toby Moore USA Poultry & Egg Export Council

Tom Daughtrey Valdosta Plant Co. Inc.

Johnny H. Veazey, President Veazey Plant Company, Inc.

Carlos Vickers Vickers Farms Berrien County

Howard & Kim Brown, Owners W. Howard Brown Farms

Sherry Waldrop Waldrop’s Lawn Care, Inc.

Warren Bicknell, III, Owner Warbick Farms

John J. Kenna Water, Color & Stone Inc.

Wavell Robinson, Owner Wavell Robinson Farms, LLC

Wayne & Paulette Lee, Owner Wayne Lee Farms

Everett Williams, Owner WDairy LLC

Bobby N. Webb Webb Farms

Greg Mullis West End Blueberries

Bob Delbridge Wholesale Wood Products

Albert Wildes, Owner Wildes’ Blueberry Farm

Richard Best, President Wildlife Foods Ltd., LLC

Blake Williams, Owner Williams Blueberry Farm

This is the letter Casey Cagle is sending out in response to our demands for passage of our enforcement legislation

April 5, 2011

Dear Walter,

Thank you for taking the time to contact me and share you views on strengthening Georgia’s immigration laws. It is an honor to serve as your Lieutenant Governor, and I always appreciate it when citizens like you contact me on the issues that matter to them most.

I share your frustration with the Federal Government’s inability to secure our nation’s borders. Because of these failures, Georgia, like other states, has to find ways to address the problems brought on by illegal immigration. We must use every reasonable tool at our disposal to minimize the negative impacts of illegal immigration on our state.

Here in Georgia, we have already made great progress with the passage of the Georgia security and Immigration Compliance Act in 2006. I recently joined with Speaker Ralston to create the Special Joint Committee on Immigration Reform and charged them with taking an in-depth look at ways to confront this problem and offer concrete solutions to improve the situation.

As a former State Senator and now as Lt. Governor, I have a proven record of supporting legislation that addresses the illegal immigration crisis and certainly support continuing to look for and implementing stricter controls in Georgia. It is my hope that the legislature will be able to implement these reforms this year and I look forward to insuring we are able to successfully pass this new law.

Again thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on this matter. As Lieutenant Governor, I remain committed to strengthening Georgia’s immigration laws and look forward to working with you to continue this effort.

Sincerely,

Casey Cagle,

Lt. Governor of Georgia

Ronald W. Mortensen

Center for Immigration Studies

Illegal immigration profiteers

When employers exert their power and influence to safeguard their access to an unlimited supply of illegal alien labor, they put profits ahead of principle and sacrifice millions of American children to identity theft. These employers are like war profiteers who put profits ahead of the interests of their nation and its people..

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Supporters of a controversial bill to crack down on illegal immigration in Georgia have complained the state’s agriculture business leaders are fighting it for no good reason. Agriculture leaders worry the bill would make it tough for them to find workers. — But the bill’s supporters say the Feds have a visa program that covers guest workers…

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Senate shenanigans

The interesting part – which has gone unreported and explains why this has turned into such a big deal – came out in a subsequent caucus meeting, according to several sources.

Apparently Cagle had cut a deal with Democrats to help him restore his power. In exchange for their votes, he would put Democrats in charge of three committees and ensure that four Republican-leaning districts are redrawn to favor Democrats. Those districts are represented by Cowsert and Sens. Johnny Grant of Milledgeville, John Bulloch of Ochlocknee in southwest Georgia and Fran Millar of Atlanta.

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“We always, always hire the undocumented workers,” he said. “It’s not just me, it’s everybody in the industry. First, they are willing to do the work. Second, they are willing to learn. Third, they are not paid as well. It’s an economic decision. It’s less expensive to hire an undocumented person.”

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