Georgia governor to sign law targeting illegal immigration

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Source: CNN

Atlanta (CNN) -- Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia plans to sign into law what may be one of the nation's toughest anti-illegal immigration measures, his spokesman, Brian Robinson, said Friday.

Unmoved by threats of boycotts and lawsuits, the Republican-dominated Georgia Legislature passed the tough law Thursday night, during the final hours of this year's legislative session. Robinson did not say when the governor would sign the measure.

"The bill reflects well the priorities and principles on which the governor campaigned ... last year," he said. "We believe that it reinforces the law in Georgia."

Among other things, the bill allows law enforcement officers to ask about immigration status when questioning suspects in certain criminal investigations. It punishes people who transport illegal immigrants during the commission of a crime and imposes hefty prison sentences on those who use fake documents to get jobs.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/15/georgia.legislature/index.html

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Expect this to be watered down in court just like what happened with Arizona SB 1070.

[Hoyt]

1. They'll be breaking out the confederate flags tonight in celebration of overt return to bigotry.

The gubnor attracted a lot of votes on this. Surprised the Republicans didn't burn a cross on top of Stone Mountain where the Klan congregated when I was a kid. Refuse to go there to this day.

[demosincebirth]

2. Lester Maddox without the pick ax handle.

[provis99]

3. do they define illegal immigration?

I could see some fool republican state legislators expanding the definition of illegal immigrants to include Yankees.

[go west young man]

4. Pure hypocrisy.

He won't punish those good ole boy contractors and business owners who are
knowingly hirng illegals so they can continue paying the lowest possible wage.
Thye've been doing it for over a decade and the right wing continually let's their
buddies get away with it.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. The South writhes again ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=835423&mesg_id=835423