Leading the Charge Against Illegal Aliens (Go Georgia!)

D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society says he's battling to protect America's borders and stem the tide of illegal immigrants into Georgia

In the wake of hundreds of thousands of marchers demonstrating across the country in support of immigration reform and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million to 20 million (depending on what side you ask) illegal immigrants currently in this country, anti-illegal immigration groups have begun to mobilize efforts of their own.

Last month, the Georgia Legislature passed the Georgia Security & Immigration Compliance Act. Among other provisions, the tough state law denies some state-sponsored benefits to anyone who cannot prove their legal status and requires employers to maintain valid employment-authorization documents for workers in order to claim a tax deduction for wages.

The main benefit of SB529:

"What do you see as the ultimate goal of your efforts? The goal of legislation like 529 is to make Georgia less attractive than Alabama or North Carolina or Florida. If you want to come into the country illegally -- and right now you're being allowed to do that -- where do I want to settle?

Do I want to come to Georgia? They've got this bill -- the state police are going to enforce immigration laws. I'm going to have a much more difficult time using my fraudulent documents. They're going to verify me. By next year, I'm not going to get the same services I can get in Florida.

The goal is very clear -- it's to make Georgia less attractive to illegal immigration. If the Federal government isn't going to do its job -- imagine if all 50 states had a 529. So, you have to start somewhere."

Did you know that Georgia elected its first Republican Governor, Senate and House?

My advice is not to stay home but to elect Republicans who support your objectives of protecting your state from illegal aliens!

IT'S WORKING ALREADY. I live in Georgia and work in Florida and I have already seen a rise in the illegal population in N. Florida and a drop in S. Georgia. They are not dumb and know where the safe states are.

The goal of legislation like 529 is to make Georgia less attractive than Alabama or North Carolina or Florida.

This is a very good point. Others have said that this law was too soft, but it really addresses everything that a State can really do.

The law doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to make Georgia less attractive to illegals than surrounding states. It's a lot like the old old story about two friends being chased by a bear - you don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than the other person.

If actually enforced it will hurt Georgia's construction industry initially but will help the state as a whole as illegals cost far more than their benefit.

It won't really hurt the construction industry, it will just change the construction industry. A lot of the illegal construction workers are getting $13-16 an hour and are pretty much learning their skills on the job. That is more than I am making right now. And they say Americans won't do these jobs? Only lazy Americans won't do these jobs.

Now granted, I don't want to kill chickens or pick onions for minimum wage. But there are a lot of permanent welfare recipients and convicts who might.

My advice is not to stay home but to elect Republicans who support your objectives of protecting your state from illegal aliens!

Support Repubs who are on the right side of this issue. The rest can pound sand.

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