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  • Illegal immigration crackdown impacts harvests [Georgia]

    07/02/2011 12:52:33 PM PDT · by La Enchiladita · 160 replies · 1+ views
    CBS News ^ | July 1, 2011 | Mark Strassman
    WRAY, Ga., - One of the toughest laws yet to fight illegal immigration went into effect today in Georgia. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the most controversial provision - requiring police to check the immigration status of suspects who don't have proper identification. But it is now a felony to use false documentation to apply for a job. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann says Georgia farmers have been anticipating this day, and the law is already having a big effect. In south Georgia, it's a banner year for blackberries - but a bad year for berry farmer Gary Paulk....