Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's

[LostAmerican]

Reporting from Atlanta—
Following Arizona's lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of "criminal" suspects and force many businesses to do the same with potential employees.

The bill passed in the waning hours of the legislative session despite critics' outcries. Immigrant advocates threatened a state boycott if it became law, and Georgia's powerful agricultural industry warned, among other things, that federal guest worker programs alone could not provide enough laborers to meet farmers' needs.

Now the measure heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who campaigned last year on the promise of implementing an Arizona-style law in a state with, according to one 2009 estimate, 480,000 illegal immigrants — about 20,000 more than Arizona.

Read more at:
Georgia immigration law: Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's - latimes.com

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It is about time Mexicans got what they deserve........NOTHING!

I wish those Mexican invasion advocates would boycott the US!!

We can get immigrants from anywhere in the world. Why not get some who would actually be grateful to America.

 

[midcan5]

The South will never rise again - and this is part of why.

 

[RadiomanATL]

The South will never rise again - and this is part of why.

Yeah, we like people to follow the laws and don't allow election fraud

 

[LilOlLady]

The South will never rise again - and this is part of why.

if this law is not challenged by DOJ Georgia has risen and other state will follow. DOJ cannot sue us all.They don't have the money and it is a waste of money and time because we will never stop fighting illegal immigration until it is no more
Arizona is not finish yet and they will never stop fighting. The toughest sheriff in the west is still on the job.
This country will not be the greatest again nation until we have conquered illegal immigration. And we have too many diehard fighters and given up is not an options.
Obama cannot help them and he has never had any intention of giving them amnesty or green cards. You people cannot possible be that stupid to have believe he would as he promised. Promises got him elected and he will find an excuse to get them on his side again. But I don't really believe Obama cares about 2112.

 

[waltky]

Granny says tell `em tough cookies, keep their butts on their side o' the border...

Mexican opinion of US dwindles amid spread of Arizona-style immigration laws
April 15, 2011 - Georgia's legislature passed a bill Thursday night giving law enforcement broader authority to verify immigrant status, a move inspired by an Arizona law that many Mexicans called 'racist.'

Mexicans might now be reticent about taking that midnight train to Georgia. The state legislature Thursday passed an Arizona-style immigration bill authorizing police to check the passport status of anyone deemed “suspicious” and forces businesses to do the same with potential employees. The bill, which Gov. Nathan Deal (R) is expected to sign, is the latest in a wave of immigration reform legislation that is sweeping the US and souring Mexican opinion of America. Prior to the enactment of the Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 one year ago, 62 percent of Mexicans had a positive opinion of the US, compared with 44 percent after the law passed, according to the Pew Research Center. “I don’t like the climate over there, it’s horrible,” says Felipe Hernandez, a taxi driver in Mexico City, who recently decided against immigrating to the US because of fears over the new laws.

In addition to Georgia, three more states – Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina – are poised to adopt “show me your papers” laws in coming months. As such laws quietly proliferate in the US, Mexicans are anxiously watching, concerned that the US is becoming increasingly xenophobic. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the former mayor of Mexico City and a past presidential candidate, told the Monitor that the Arizona law is “racist” and that he will be “encouraging the defeat of any and all ‘show me your paper laws.’ ”

No less than two dozen states have introduced pieces of legislation with “show me your papers” aspects, although there is some significant doubt whether they will ever be enforced. Not one state has implemented such laws, and nine states have voted down similar proposals. Court challenges to Arizona’s law have prevented its full implementation, including the provision requiring police to check the immigration status of people they lawfully stop, and Georgia’s law is also expected to be the target of legal challenges.

"Criminalizing immigration will not stop the flow of Immigration," says Avelino Mendez, a lawmaker representing a Mexico City district. "These laws don’t solve anything.” "These laws may change the way we see ‘el gabacho,' " says Guillermo Rivera, a constituent from Mr. Mendez’s district, using the Spanish slang for Americans. "But it won’t stop us from going there.”

Mexicans see US in new light

 

[LostAmerican]

Granny says tell `em tough cookies, keep their butts on their side o' the border...

Mexican opinion of US dwindles amid spread of Arizona-style immigration laws
April 15, 2011 - Georgia's legislature passed a bill Thursday night giving law enforcement broader authority to verify immigrant status, a move inspired by an Arizona law that many Mexicans called 'racist.'

Mexicans might now be reticent about taking that midnight train to Georgia. The state legislature Thursday passed an Arizona-style immigration bill authorizing police to check the passport status of anyone deemed “suspicious” and forces businesses to do the same with potential employees. The bill, which Gov. Nathan Deal (R) is expected to sign, is the latest in a wave of immigration reform legislation that is sweeping the US and souring Mexican opinion of America. Prior to the enactment of the Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 one year ago, 62 percent of Mexicans had a positive opinion of the US, compared with 44 percent after the law passed, according to the Pew Research Center. “I don’t like the climate over there, it’s horrible,” says Felipe Hernandez, a taxi driver in Mexico City, who recently decided against immigrating to the US because of fears over the new laws.

In addition to Georgia, three more states – Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina – are poised to adopt “show me your papers” laws in coming months. As such laws quietly proliferate in the US, Mexicans are anxiously watching, concerned that the US is becoming increasingly xenophobic. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the former mayor of Mexico City and a past presidential candidate, told the Monitor that the Arizona law is “racist” and that he will be “encouraging the defeat of any and all ‘show me your paper laws.’ ”

No less than two dozen states have introduced pieces of legislation with “show me your papers” aspects, although there is some significant doubt whether they will ever be enforced. Not one state has implemented such laws, and nine states have voted down similar proposals. Court challenges to Arizona’s law have prevented its full implementation, including the provision requiring police to check the immigration status of people they lawfully stop, and Georgia’s law is also expected to be the target of legal challenges.

"Criminalizing immigration will not stop the flow of Immigration," says Avelino Mendez, a lawmaker representing a Mexico City district. "These laws don’t solve anything.” "These laws may change the way we see ‘el gabacho,' " says Guillermo Rivera, a constituent from Mr. Mendez’s district, using the Spanish slang for Americans. "But it won’t stop us from going there.”

Mexicans see US in new light

Do Americans really care about what a Mexican thinks of him?

But they should never stop fearing what Americans will do to Mexico if the invaders don't leave.

It's time that we publish a report on how little Latin America has contributed to the world. They're just a bunch of deadbeats that live off the goodwill of America.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - its a states rights issue, `specially since the federal gov't. can't secure the border...

Arizona going to Supreme Court on immigration
5/9/2011 - The state wants the court to overturn a ruling that put controversial parts of the enforcement law on hold

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Monday she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that put the most controversial parts of the state's immigration enforcement law on hold. The planned appeal to the high court comes after Brewer lost an initial appeal April 11, when a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reverse a lower court's order that prevented key parts of the law from being enforced. Attorney General Tom Horne said going directly to the Supreme Court and skipping a possible second appeal to the 9th Circuit will save time in resolving the case, while Brewer said she is confident "Arizona will prevail in its fight to protect its citizens."

The state must file the appeal by a July 11 deadline, the officials said. The Supreme Court has discretion on whether to hear the appeal on the lower court's order. "It seems like this is a big enough national issue that it will ultimately be determined by the United States Supreme Court," Horne said. In its April ruling, the 9th Circuit panel said federal officials are likely to prove the law is unconstitutional and succeed in their argument that Congress has given the federal government sole authority to enforce immigration laws.

Brewer's lawyers argued the federal government hasn't effectively enforced immigration law at the border and in Arizona's interior and that the state's intent in passing the law was to assist federal authorities as Congress has encouraged. They also argued U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton erred by accepting speculation by the federal government that the law might burden legal immigrants and by concluding the federal government would likely prevail.

The U.S. Justice Department urged the appeals court to uphold the order that blocked enforcement of parts of the law. The federal government argued the law intrudes on its exclusive authority to regulate immigration, disrupts relations between the United States and Mexico, hinders cooperation between state and federal officials, and burdens legal immigrants.

More Arizona going to high court on immigration - US news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com

 

[LilOlLady]

Reporting from Atlanta—
Following Arizona's lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of "criminal" suspects and force many businesses to do the same with potential employees.

The bill passed in the waning hours of the legislative session despite critics' outcries. Immigrant advocates threatened a state boycott if it became law, and Georgia's powerful agricultural industry warned, among other things, that federal guest worker programs alone could not provide enough laborers to meet farmers' needs.

Now the measure heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who campaigned last year on the promise of implementing an Arizona-style law in a state with, according to one 2009 estimate, 480,000 illegal immigrants — about 20,000 more than Arizona.

Read more at:
Georgia immigration law: Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's - latimes.com

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It is about time Mexicans got what they deserve........NOTHING!

I wish those Mexican invasion advocates would boycott the US!!

We can get immigrants from anywhere in the world. Why not get some who would actually be grateful to America.

WE do. 500,000 each year. Doctors, nurses and other professionals and some not so professional. Our immigration system is not broken. No limit on H-2A work visas for farmers. I don't know why the rhetoric that we need illegal aliens are our economy collapse.
We do not need the 20 million that are here illegally.



What If 20 Million Illegal
Aliens Left America?


What If 20 Million Illegal Aliens Left America?

 

[Sunni Man]

Good for Georgia

I hope that more of the other states will follow George's lead.

 

[Cuyo]

Reporting from Atlanta—
Following Arizona's lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of "criminal" suspects and force many businesses to do the same with potential employees.

The bill passed in the waning hours of the legislative session despite critics' outcries. Immigrant advocates threatened a state boycott if it became law, and Georgia's powerful agricultural industry warned, among other things, that federal guest worker programs alone could not provide enough laborers to meet farmers' needs.

Now the measure heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who campaigned last year on the promise of implementing an Arizona-style law in a state with, according to one 2009 estimate, 480,000 illegal immigrants — about 20,000 more than Arizona.

Read more at:
Georgia immigration law: Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's - latimes.com

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It is about time Mexicans got what they deserve........NOTHING!

I wish those Mexican invasion advocates would boycott the US!!

We can get immigrants from anywhere in the world. Why not get some who would actually be grateful to America.

Excellent. The Georgia-Mexico border has never been safer.

 

[Grace]

Good for Georgia

I hope that more of the other states will follow George's lead.

 

[Avorysuds]

The South will never rise again - and this is part of why.

*Most* liberals don't even agree with you about illegal immigration so LOL in your face.

 

[Avorysuds]

Reporting from Atlanta—
Following Arizona's lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of "criminal" suspects and force many businesses to do the same with potential employees.

The bill passed in the waning hours of the legislative session despite critics' outcries. Immigrant advocates threatened a state boycott if it became law, and Georgia's powerful agricultural industry warned, among other things, that federal guest worker programs alone could not provide enough laborers to meet farmers' needs.

Now the measure heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who campaigned last year on the promise of implementing an Arizona-style law in a state with, according to one 2009 estimate, 480,000 illegal immigrants — about 20,000 more than Arizona.

Read more at:
Georgia immigration law: Georgia passes immigration bill similar to Arizona's - latimes.com

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It is about time Mexicans got what they deserve........NOTHING!

I wish those Mexican invasion advocates would boycott the US!!

We can get immigrants from anywhere in the world. Why not get some who would actually be grateful to America.

Excellent. The Georgia-Mexico border has never been safer.

Very good point... Illegals only go into states that share a boarder with Mexico, I never thought of it that way..........................................................................................................................................

 

[Grace]

Illegals go into states that border mexico, then from there, they have many other states to wander to. It starts at the borders.

 

[SFC Ollie]

I knew there was a reason I always liked Georgia.....

 

[RadiomanATL]

I knew there was a reason I always liked Georgia.....

Come visit us anytime.

 

[SFC Ollie]

I knew there was a reason I always liked Georgia.....

Come visit us anytime.

Spent plenty of time there at Ft Gordon (retired from there), and my daughter still lives in Columbus, and there is an airfield on Ft Stewart that may be named after me. Or actually an incident caused by the Mrs.... Long story.......

 

[Grace]

The plans for the railway terrorist plot..how do you think they will get in here? They will come in the same way mexicans do.

If we don't all bust ass to close our borders, we are in for more than what 9/11 was. Fact.

 

[SFC Ollie]

The plans for the railway terrorist plot..how do you think they will get in here? They will come in the same way mexicans do.

If we don't all bust ass to close our borders, we are in for more than what 9/11 was. Fact.

They have found evidence of Muslims coming across the Mexican border illegally. But you don't hear about it much.....

There was a local talk DJ on the radio today who was sticking up for illegals. I almost called in, but I didn't have the time....

 

[Grace]

Yup. That is exactly how they will get in. And have gotten in. And will continue to get in. Time to GUARD OUR BORDERS and give law enforcement leeway to question ANYONE they suspect. Racial profiling? Yep.

Anyone that wants to become a citizen can do it the correct way. Or stay the fuck out.