Posted on 07/01/2011 10:44:09 AM PDT by montag813
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 sections of the law that would have empowered law enforcement to investigate immigration status, if a suspect were involved in another crime, and also the provision criminalizing the "transporting or harboring" of illegal aliens. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has vowed to push forward through the courts to defend these 2 extremely important issues.
However, several of the laws left intact will be in effect. Some of the highlights:
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Best of luck, Georgia. Let’s keep the liberal courts out of this one!
Nice to have some good news for a change!
Made my day.
UGH! TEETH? This exempts lawn care, nannies, household workers, roofers, janitorial services, construction, and many others populated by the illegals amongst us.
Georgia’s pending law on illegal immigration is apparently forcing some Hispanic immigrants to flee the state.
Early Monday, more than 50 Hispanic men, women and children, including babies, were gathered outside a Mexican grocery on 12th Street waiting for a bus to take them back to Mexico before the law takes effect, some of them said.
Scores of suitcases, backpacks, boxes and coolers were stacked up outside Torres Mexican Grocery at 314 W. 12th St.
One of the men waiting, who declined to give his name, said most of the Hispanics gathered outside the store did not have proper residency documentation and so were going to Mexico. When interviewed shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday, he claimed the group had been awaiting the bus since before 11 p.m. the night before.
As Gazette Publisher Frank Sayles Jr. was taking photographs of the scene in the parking lot, a man who claimed to be the store’s owner approached and shoved Sayles, demanding he leave. Roberto Torres is listed as the store’s owner.
When the owner was asked about the bus and what was going on in front of his store, he replied, “I don’t know; I don’t know.”
Sometime before 11:30 a.m., the large group of Hispanics and their luggage were gone from the store’s parking lot. Repeated attempts to further contact the store’s owner was unsuccessful.
Many Hispanics fear they will be, and some say are being, targeted by law enforcement because of their ethnicity, and they believe they will be stopped and harassed even if they are here legally and doing nothing wrong.“Our farmers are seeing ongoing, growing problems from this law. Nobody wants to be constantly looking over their shoulder,” Tift County Extension Agent Brian Tankersley said Monday.
Alan Parrish, co-owner of Sweet Dixie Melon Co. in Ty Ty, said Monday that “every person working here pays income tax. I pay an exorbitant amount of payroll taxes every week. The Mexicans are working hard, earning a paycheck and producing something. But right now, they are scared, and they’re going to leave our state.”
Parrish confirmed that a flyer has been circulated among the Hispanic community encouraging all Hispanics to stay at home on Friday, when the new law goes into effect, and not go to work or do any shopping.
A worker at Sweet Dixie, who did not wish to share his name, said, “I don’t know who put the flyer out, but everybody has seen it and we agree we won’t work or shop that day. The idea is for everyone to see how much money the state will lose without us.”
Workers at Sweet Dixie shared stories of friends who have already left Georgia to return to Mexico, only to be robbed of everything they own as soon as they cross the border.
“The Mexican mafia knows lots of people are returning to Mexico because of this law. They are waiting to take their money when they come into the country,” one man said.
The man also admitted being in Georgia without proper documentation, but said he has lived here for 17 years, during which time he has maintained a steady job. He said his family is here now, and he sends no money to Mexico. He has a child born here, and he doesn’t want to leave Georgia and take his child to Mexico.
“I’m staying for now. My wife and I will wait and see what happens. But so many have already left, and more are still leaving.”
Parts of the new immigration law were blocked in federal court on Monday afternoon. It was unknown Monday night if the plans for the Hispanic community’s work and shopping boycott on Friday will be altered by the court actions.
http://tiftongazette.com/local/x236810546/More-than-50-Hispanic-immigrants-gather-to-leave-state
It was that or see the law sunk completely at the time, because of Chamber of Commerce threats. But now, since the Supreme Court ruling in favor of Arizona's E-Verify and employer sanctions, the CoC has dimished support and the GA GOP plans to extend it to ALL businesses next year.
Stop congratulating yourselves, Georgia. The main provision of your law was blocked by a judge — just like in California and every other state.
Even if your cops know a person is an illegal immigrant — they can’t do a thing about it.
A defeatist. How productive. Give me a break. Does it really matter if they COULD do it? If the judge said no problem, then they would turn illegals over to ICE. And we know what Napolitano is doing with them. Releasing nearly every one. This law is better, as it has STATE penalties for hiring, social services and fake Id/ID theft. As the article says, "destroy the birdfeeder", and you make it more attractive for illegals to go elsewhere.
I am in Georgia. I have read that the farmers are very upset so the governor put rehab people to farm for vital produce as community service. But it looks like most can’t handle the heat of day for work. They quit just after noon in a article. I read that a week or two ago. It sounds good but nobody but immigrants either illegal or not will only do this type of work. It looks like the system has been taking illegals too long to just shift the work load right away to another type of worker. At least that’s what I have been reading. Everywhere I go I see Hispanic people at least working in all businesses. If all or half are illegal. I can’t see stability in the service. Just saying.
Awww, poor things. Actions have consequences.
You know why I’m a bitter defeatist? Because my state, California, has been invaded, occupied and destroyed. It’s no longer an American state.
And the rest of the states — Georgia included — never lifted a finger to help us. On Free Republic, we get nothing but contempt: “SCREW CALIFORNIA. GIVE IT TO MEXICO! YOU SLEPT AND DID NOTHING! YOU LET FEDERAL JUDGES PUSH YOU AROUND!”
So right backatcha, Georgia! Your law was gutted by a Federal judge. The rest means nothing except to possibly make a few of your illegals some other state’s problem. But the vast majority of them will stay, regardless of what your lying papers say. Business as usual. You’re part of Mexifornia and you don’t even know it.
But if they get pulled over by a cop they still have big problems.
Ping!
“It sounds good but nobody but immigrants either illegal or not will only do this type of work.”
For a market rate Americans will do anything; the pay is being skewed by the availability of the immigrants (legal or not). There is nothing about Georgia that stopped Americans (white & black) from farming there for centuries.
We all know there will be an adjustment period and we are willing to sacrifice until this “illegality” comes to an end.
It’s got to start somewhere and yes, it will hurt a little in the beginning, but just like everything else, it will soon fall back into it’s proper place.
Yeah , I remember how you indignant Calipornians were going to boycott Arizona.
And now Villigrosa is building a 6’ high fence to keep all the riff raff out.
Two words come to mind.
That wasn’t California, it was Los Angeles. Whose Mexican mayor was elected by the first generation citizen children of illegal Mexican immigrants.
Because Los Angeles was invaded and occupied and you didn’t do anything about it.
And only the Los Angeles City Council voted to “boycott” Arizona, not the outnumbered Americans who are left in the city.
And your nasty little riposte proves my point above. You’re mad at California when you should be apologizing for what YOU let happen to my state.
I certainly would rather have that an legal.
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