MEDIA ADVISORY
House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

For immediate release: August 9, 2006

Impact of Illegal Immigration on Georgia Workforce to be Subject of U.S. House Hearings in Gainesville

(Gainesville, GA) – The impact of illegal immigrant workers on American workers and their communities will be examined during field hearings in Gainesville by members of the House Education and Workforce Committee, chaired by Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Charlie Norwood (R-GA9).

What: “Immigration: Economic Impact on American Workers and

their Wages”

Where: U.S. Courthouse/Federal Building, 126 Washington Street, S.E., Gainesville, GA 30501

When: August 14, 11:00 AM -1:00 PM

Who: U.S. Representative Charlie Norwood

U.S. Representative Nathan Deal

U.S. Representative Tom Price

Witnesses: Phil Kent, Americans for Immigration Reform

State Senator Chip Pearson

Gary Black, Georgia Agribusiness Council

D.A. King, Dustin Inman Society

*Additional House members and witnesses may be announced at a future date.

House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

U.S. Representative Charlie Norwood, Chairman

2452 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC 20515

Phone (202) 225-4101; Fax (202) 226-0776; Contact: John Stone, john.stone@mail.house.gov