original article<\/a>)<\/p>\nLAWRENCEVILLE – Gwinnett officials this week began checking the immigration status of people applying for an occupation tax certificate, which is commonly referred to as a business license.<\/p>\n
The standard puts the county in compliance with a state law passed in 2006.<\/p>\n
“I’m elated,” said D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society, who lobbied for the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act and has pushed for its application for years.<\/p>\n
He said the move makes Gwinnett the third county in Georgia to correctly apply the law.<\/p>\n
“I think it will serve as a tax savings. People who have no right to be here will go home,” he said.<\/p>\n
Officials said the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, operated by the federal Department of Homeland Security, is already in place for applicants for housing assistance. And the federal E-Verify system has been used since July 2007 to verify the immigration status of applicants for jobs at the county and its primary contractors and subcontractors.<\/p>\n
Officials began Monday requiring all sole owner and sole-member limited liability corporation applicants to sign an affidavit either as a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident or as a qualified alien or nonimmigrant. The second affidavit triggers verification through the SAVE program.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been a leader in the state in using these verification systems, and I feel strongly that tax dollars should be administered according to the full spirit and intent of the law,” Chairman Charles Bannister said.<\/p>\n
According to a press release, the county will pay a 50 cent fee per SAVE transaction beginning Oct. 1, and the Licensing and Revenue Board of Appeals will review denied occupation tax certificate applications upon request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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