Way to go, Peach State! Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday signed S.B. 160 – a tough expansion of Georgia’s H.B. 87, the Arizona-style law cracking down on illegal aliens, which passed in 2011. The La Raza lobby was left stunned and upset, believing Deal would bend to the prevailing GOP pressure for immigration appeasement in Washington, and [...]
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Georgia Legislature Passes Expansion of Illegal Alien Crackdown (SB160)
Above: Georgia’s House passes the SB 160 crackdown on illegal aliens in the furious last half-hour of the 2013 session. – Way to go, Peach State! Georgia’s Legislature has approved a tough expansion of the state’s 2011 Arizona-style crackdown on illegal aliens, and it now awaits the Governor’s signature (please contact him to do so [...]
Georgia Begins Enforcement of Immigration Law Today (Even with Injunction, HB87 Has Teeth)
Georgia’s Arizona-style immigration law HB87 takes effect today, July 1st. Although much of the focus has been on the two parts of the Georgia immigration law that were blocked by Judge Thomas Thrash on June 27th, there is still much to celebrate with 21 of the 23 sections remaining intact. Judge Thrash has enjoined the [...]
