January 25, 2009

AJC: Tough illegal immigration law ignored

Posted by D.A. King at 5:05 pm - Email the author   Print This Post Print This Post  

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Tough illegal immigration law ignored

..Supporters of the law argue the Legislature needs to spend money on enforcement. In a news conference this month at the state Capitol, D.A. King, president of the Dustin Inman Society, a Marietta-based group pressing for stricter immigration laws, said the Immigration Security and Compliance… [See video]

A year and a half after the law required every government in Georgia to sign up with the federal Homeland Security Department to verify the legal status of new hires, the Georgia Department of Labor has no idea what agencies or governments are complying. The department is tasked with setting guidelines for implementing the 2006 Immigration Security and Compliance Act.

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