{"id":9566,"date":"2017-07-27T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T18:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2017-07-27T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T03:22:09","slug":"fast-fact-georgia-has-already-outlawed-sanctuary-cities-in-the-state-in-2009-but-is-still-issuing-drivers-licenses-to-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/27\/fast-fact-georgia-has-already-outlawed-sanctuary-cities-in-the-state-in-2009-but-is-still-issuing-drivers-licenses-to-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear candidates for Georgia governor &#8211; FAST FACT: Georgia has already outlawed sanctuary cities in the state &#8211; in 2009 &#8211; but is still issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9571\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Georgia-state-capitol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9571\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Georgia-state-capitol-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Georgia-state-capitol-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Georgia-state-capitol-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Georgia-state-capitol-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo HottieTottie.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candidates for governor in Georgia should be made to talk about illegal immigration. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8211;&gt;Georgia has outlawed sanctuary cities since 2009.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We hear that some candidates for governor are telling voters they &#8220;would punish sanctuary cities&#8230;&#8221; if anyone brings up the topic of illegal immigration. That is good to hear. But the reality is that Georgia <em>already has<\/em>\u00a0sanctuary city laws in place and this response is really without substance and is rather disrespectful to trusting voters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(A few) Real illegal immigration issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have yet to hear of a candidate for governor who is willing to take a position on ending <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/joshmckoon\/2015\/02\/10\/unlike-mexico-georgia-is-issuing-drivers-licenses-to-illegal-immigrants-n1955023\">the ongoing practice of giving illegal aliens a drivers license<\/a>. About 30,000 illegal aliens, some of whom are convicted criminals and already under deportation orders now have a Georgia drivers license and\/or official ID Card from DDS.<\/li>\n<li>We don&#8217;t hear about the fact that compliance with the internationally publicized 2011 Georgia immigration law (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/local\/georgia-lawmakers-pass-illegal-immigration-crackdown\/dvEcDeIuAOvpGvoHzCVodN\/\">HB87<\/a>) is treated as<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/01\/responses-received-as-of-1-june-2017-ierb-complaints-educating-adults-public-benefits-in-violation-of-ocga-50-36-1\/\"> optional <\/a>or any promises on changing that sad fact.<\/li>\n<li>Neither do we hear of a gubernatorial candidate who is willing to commit to helping with a ballot question in November 2018 that would allow all Georgia voters to decide on amending the state constitution to make English the official language of Georgia government. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/15\/76-of-georgians-support-amending-the-state-constitution-to-make-english-the-official-language-of-government-we-think-state-rep-bj-pak-is-in-the-minority-no-camp-here\/\">It polls at 76 %!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We are also hearing that some candidates are promising to implement 287 (g) statewide. A) not all county jails will qualify for 287 (g). B) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/local\/communities-lack-funding-for-illegal-immigrants\/xFXv6GgTWezc0UYCGYFnYI\/\">Funding for putting 287 (g) in every law enforcement agency in Georgia does not exist,<\/a> even if all law enforcement agencies would allow it in their area of authority. C) \u00a0It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/doclib\/foia\/memorandumsofAgreementUnderstanding\/cobbcountysheriffsofficeandcobbcountyboardofcommissioners.pdf\">the feds<\/a> who make final decisions on 287 (g) &#8211; not governors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We think educated voters make better choices in elections when hiring public servants. Our education efforts will soon greatly expand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Are there Sanctuary Cities in Georgia?<\/h1>\n<h1><span class=\"timestamp published\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">6:39 p.m Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&#8220;What about Georgia?<\/p>\n<p>Georgia has outlawed sanctuary cities in the state since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers last year (2016) went a step further, in response to the killing of a California woman by a man who was in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The new Georgia law requires local governments to certify they\u2019re cooperating with federal immigration officials in order to get state funding.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta has said that it remains a welcoming city for immigrants, but stops short of labeling itself a sanctuary city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/are-there-sanctuary-cities-georgia\/HzM8WYxMI2Ckx8FXmdKbEO\/\">Read the entire report HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Candidates for governor in Georgia should be made to talk about illegal immigration. Georgia has more illegal aliens than Arizona.\u00a0 &#8211;&gt;Georgia has outlawed sanctuary cities since 2009.\u00a0 We hear that some candidates for governor are telling voters they &#8220;would punish sanctuary cities&#8230;&#8221; if anyone brings up the topic of illegal immigration. 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