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Anti-enforcement senate Dems to provide educational Gold-Dome forum on HB 87 — again

by D.A. King The Marietta Daily Journal
July 26, 2011 05:23 PM

A small but apparently determined group of Democratic state Senators is scheduled to stage an “immigration forum” at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 27 to hear yet more complaints from the business community about the effects of the recently passed state enforcement law, HB 87.

The forum, which could easily be regarded as overkill organized by the usual suspects on the anti-enforcement left, is to begin in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 2 p.m. It is sure to be well covered by the sympathetic local press. This event of course, is illustrating further proof that on immigration, enforcement in general and driving illegal labor out of Georgia is not only a mean-spirited endeavor, but also immoral, un-American … and bad for higher profits.

Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker) will be joined by Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur), Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), Sen. Doug Stoner (D-Smyrna), Sen. Gail Davenport (D-Jonesboro) and Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur).

Representatives from the Georgia Restaurant Association, the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, and the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the effect the new law. Look for always-angry Jerry Gonzalez of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials for the most fun-to-watch highlight of the day.

What you won’t hear: Only 5 percent of the Georgia farmers in a survey initiated by the State Department of Agriculture recently have even applied for the federal H2A visa which allows them to import an unlimited number of legal temporary workers. Or that GPTV recently slipped up and reported that restaurant owners may have to (gulp) raise wages to attract replacement workers to fill the slots of the illegal aliens who have already fled the state because of the law.

When lost on the illegal immigration topic, always follow the money. And the quest for an expanded and pliable political constituency.

It is not impossible that Gonzalez actually admits that his greatest fear is becoming reality: The “oppressed” oh-so-useful illegals he hopes to one day see legalized and herded to the polls are migrating out of Georgia and taking his hopes of political power with them.

Advice, take a half-day off and enjoy the show — it is free and will be quite educational.