Musings on Immigration

Why is no one asking how much SB 40 and HB 87 will cost the state of Georgia taxpayers? The startling numbers for the similar Utah legislation just came down-- $11 Milllion Dollars ! And that is in a state a third the size of Utah. Ask your Georgia Legislature today--how much "enforcing" federal law is going to cost the State of Georiga.

If you thought HB 87 was the wrong path to follow to try to fix the problems associated with illegal immigration, then do not get on the SB 40 Super Highway. SB 40 has so many inconsistencies, incongruities, and flat out confusing sections that if by some miracle it is passed, it would never see the daylight of its effective date. As with HB 87, it is not just the intent of this bill that matters. The actual wording of the bill, and its changes to Georgia law, are essential to an understanding why this bill will NOT stop illegal immigration, will NOT stop bad actor employers from hiring people who are undocumented, and will NOT in any way solve the problems associated with a broken FEDERAL immigration system. SB 40 is much shorter in length than HB 87, and somewhat less expansive in its scope. Yet, it still manages to violate the constitution, misquote federal law, and create penalties for innocent mistakes. For example, the private right of action that is so p...