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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Eric Johnson on Thursday unveiled his plan for dealing with what he termed the federal governments failure to secure the nations borders against illegal immigration.
Johnson, a former state senator from Savannah, said at a Capitol news conference that he would require all public K-12 schools to require proof of citizenship of students enrolling in Georgia. He said he would also require public hospitals to do the same thing when patients arrive in emergency rooms for treatment.
While Johnson said he would not deny any student a seat in a K-12 classroom or treatment at a hospital, collecting the data is the first step toward requiring Washington to deal with the situation.
In addition to enforcing current law, we can deter illegal immigrants from residing in Georgia by cutting off the two reasons they come here: jobs and taxpayer-funded benefits, he said. It has come to a point when we have to say enough is enough. It is time for the federal government to secure our borders.
A U.S. Supreme Court case involving Texas plans to charge illegal immigrants tuition at public schools requires that states provide education at K-12 schools for all students who can prove residency in the district. Johnson believes that by collecting data on illegal immigrants at enrollment, the state can build a case to challenge the Supreme Courts ruling or sue the federal government to reimburse the state for the cost of educating illegal immigrants
Johnson rolls out immigration plan, wants schools to collect data | Georgia Elections News
Send the feds the bill. How refreshing.