The below was sent to the GBI by overnight delivery on 19 May, 2010. (NOTE: After mailing , I was told that a citizen may not file a complaint of violation of state law directly with the GBI and that I should contact a local law enforcement agency as a first step. If the reply from the GBI reflects that same information, I will send a similar complaint to local officials charged with investigating violations of Georgia law) dak

19 May, 2010

Special Agent Russell Andrews
Deputy Director
Georgia Bureau of Investigations
Investigative Division
3121 Panthersville Rd.
Decatur, Ga. 30034
404 244 2600

Re; Citizen complaint, violation of state public benefits and immigration laws by the Georgia Board of Regents, University System of Georgia

Special Agent Andrews,

Please regard this as my official citizen complaint and notification to you of clear violation of Georgia state law regarding verification of lawful presence within the United States for purposes of obtaining and administering public benefits – OCGA 50-36-1.

Recently members and official spokespersons of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia have made several public statements regarding the policy set forth to regulate admissions into Georgia’s public funded universities. In doing so, that governing body has made it clear they are aware of the fact that ineligible aliens are not only admitted, but are welcomed into the Georgia university system and are presently attending classes.

Further, that the policy set forth by the BOR knowingly awards and allows instate tuition rates to illegal aliens who illegally reside in Georgia, while denying that same tuition rate to U.S. citizens.

It is my contention that admission of illegal aliens into the Georgia university system is a clear violation of OCGA 50-36-1, as Georgia law is based on and references existing federal law.
(8 USC 1611 as well as 8 USC 1621– “Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants ineligible for Federal (& State and local) public benefits”.

The BOR is in complete and defiant disregard of the fact that Georgia law is designed to protect Georgia’s finite – and shrinking – public benefits from the ravages of the organized crime of illegal immigration.

I also submit that the instate tuition scheme is an easily recognized violation of both the letter, spirit and intent of 50-36-1 as the Georgia law is also based on and references 8 USC 1623, which addresses and limits eligibility for preferential treatment of aliens not lawfully present on basis of residence for higher education benefits.

Georgia law clearly requires the Board of Regents to comply with federal laws: (7) “For postsecondary education, whereby the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia or the State Board of Technical and Adult Education shall set forth, or cause to be set forth, policies regarding postsecondary benefits that comply with all federal law including but not limited to public benefits as described in 8 U.S.C. Section 1611, 1621, or 1623.”

The number of eligible and eager citizens and lawful aliens who have been denied admission to, or instate tuition rates in, Georgia universities is unknown to me.

As a proud but concerned U.S. citizen, I am hereby respectfully requesting an investigation and that any resulting case be forwarded to the Attorney General of Georgia for prosecution.

If I am incorrect in assuming that your office has authority to investigate obvious flagrant and public violations of Georgia law, I would be grateful for any guidance your office can provide to direct me to the proper authorities or agency.

As an aid to your investigators, below I include a list of names of the 18 individuals who make up the Board of Regents of the Georgia University System of Georgia and for whom this complaint is intended, as well as officially listed contact addresses.

Chancellor Erroll Davis
Office of the Chancellor
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Suite 7025
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

Members of the Board
Kenneth R. Bernard, Jr.
Sherrod & Bernard
P.O. Box 1154
Douglasville, GA 30133

James “Jim” A. Bishop
The Bishop Law Firm
777 Gloucester St., Ste. 401
Brunswick, GA 31520

Frederick E. Cooper
P.O. Box 52367
Atlanta, GA 30355

Larry R. Ellis
Ellis Services & Solutions Enterprises, LLC.
3835 Presidential Parkway, Suite 118
Atlanta, GA 30340

Robert “Bob” F. Hatcher (Chair)
MidCountry Financial Corp.
201 Second St., Ste. 950
Macon, GA 31201

C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr., MD
The Orthopedic Sports and Injury Center of Griffin
717 South 8th St.
Griffin, GA 30224

Felton Jenkins
800 Crawford St.
Madison, GA 30650

W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr.
ComSouth Corporation
250 Broad St.
Hawkinsville, GA 31036

James R. Jolly
347 Ivey Gate Ridge #2
Dalton, GA 30720

Donald M. Leebern, Jr.
Georgia Crown Distributing Co.
P.O. Box 308
McDonough, GA 30253-0308

William “Dink” H. NeSmith, Jr.
Community Newspapers, Inc.
297 Prince Avenue Suite 14
Athens, GA 30601

Doreen Stiles Poitevint
2001 Twin Lakes Dr.
Bainbridge, GA 39819

Willis J. Potts, Jr. (Vice Chair)
2614 Horseleg Creek Rd., SW
Rome, GA 30165

Wanda Yancey Rodwell
5628 Silver Ridge Dr.
Stone Mountain, GA 30087

Kessel Stelling, Jr.
Bank of North Georgia
8025 Westside Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004

Benjamin “Ben” J. Tarbutton, III
Sandersville Railroad
206 North Smith St.
Sandersville, GA 31082

Richard L. Tucker
Arlington Capital LLC
One Sugarloaf Centre, 1960 Satellite Blvd, Suite 3500
Duluth, GA 30097

Larry Walker
P.O. Box 1234
Perry, GA 31069

Special Agent Andrews please feel free to contact me with any questions or clarification that I may offer on my charges and request for investigation.

Please accept my personal gratitude and respect for the tireless attention to duty that the GBI personnel demonstrate each day as they risk their lives to attempt to enforce our laws.

Respectfully submitted,

D.A. King

Marietta, Ga. 30066

DA@TheDustinInmanSociety.or