[devane617]

"...The Republican-backed bill, which passed 106-60 and now moves to the Senate, would require anyone wishing to wire money outside of the United States to prove they are either an American citizen or are in this country legally. Otherwise, they would have to pay a fee of 5 percent of the amount of the wire..."

My home state of Georgia under the leadership of Gov Sonny is doing it right!

[ncountylee]

A very small but positive step. Good for Georgia.

[devane617]

ping list.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[trubluolyguy]

Why is it our states (Georgia and Arizona, and no I don't care to hear about Napolitano, I know why she did it) can do things like this and our Federal government cannot even protect our borders?

[shag377]

I live in a small agricultural based county in Georgia. Our local post office during peak season (March -July) will do in upwards of ten thousand dollars a WEEK in money orders sending money back to Mexico. I like what I see.

[hotshotpilot]

It needs to be at least 10%.

[Little Ray]

No offense, but how does Western Union (or whoever) know they are illegal?
"Mr. Gomez, before we wire this money to Mexico, are you an illegal alien?"
"No."
"Good 'nuff for me."

[steel_resolve]

What are the chances that it will make it into law?

[Marius3188]

Doing it right? Sounds like they are giving aid and comfort to illegal immigrants.

[JamesP81]

"You can't insist on having the Ten Commandments hung if you don't live the Ten Commandments," he said.

Idiot. This isn't an issue of morality. It's one of practicality.

[T.Smith]

"The problem is real, the services that are used are real, and this remedy offers them an opportunity to pay back to the system for these services," said Rep. Tom Rice, R-Norcross, the bill's chief sponsor.

I work in Norcross. It's like Little Mexico around here. It's no wonder the Rep. from Norcross is sponsoring this bill

"What we're about to do is tax people who are doing the best they can to provide for their families," said Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, the only Republican to vote against the bill. "I have a moral problem with that."

Says the man from a rural town with no concept of the flood of illegals in the Atlanta metro.

Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, lectured his Republican colleagues for pushing legislation to allow counties to display the Ten Commandments at the same time they're targeting illegal immigrants. "You can't insist on having the Ten Commandments hung if you don't live the Ten Commandments," he said.

I wonder if Mr. Williams could enlighten me on which commandment covers this legislation? Perhaps we should display the commandments more so that boneheads like this will have an opportunity to actually read them.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Marine Inspector]

Unenforceable.

[doc30]

Typical of government. If you can't stop something, regulate it. If you can't regulated it, then tax it. It's just the evolution of government failure.

[Razz Barry]

"What we're about to do is tax people who are doing the best they can to provide for their families," said Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, the only Republican to vote against the bill. "I have a moral problem with that."

No, what we're trying to do is take some of the burden, caused by illegals, off the backs of Americans who are doing the best they can to provide for their families.

"Rep. Al Williams, D-Midway, lectured his Republican colleagues for pushing legislation to allow counties to display the Ten Commandments at the same time they're targeting illegal immigrants."

Sounds like we have some house cleaning to do here in Georgia.

"You can't insist on having the Ten Commandments hung if you don't live the Ten Commandments," he said."

Does this D.A. think illegals are living the Ten Commandments? They break our laws when they come here. Every time they fill out government forms or employment applications they perjure themselves. They lie about their income to get their children free breakfast and lunch. When they lie to get government handouts that's the same as stealing.

We need to point out to OUR politicians that they were elected BY AMERICANS to REPRESENT AMERICANS. Illegals don't elect these people and sure as h&!! don't pay their salaries.

[bjcintennessee]

ping

[Serenissima Venezia]

Georgia wasn't on my list of states to consider relocating to to get out of this cesspool called California - but it is now! Between this legislation being passed (whether it's enforceable or not - it still sends a message to the federal government, citizens, and illegals!) and needing to show a birth certificate to get a DL, Georgia is lightyears ahead of CA.

[John Jorsett]

"You can't insist on having the Ten Commandments hung if you don't live the Ten Commandments," he said.

I've read thru the Ten Commmandments and don't find one that says, "Thou shalt not enforce thy laws."

Opponents also argued that illegal immigration is a federal issue and should be handled by Congress.

Katrina shows what you get when you rely on the feds to act on your behalf.