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Georgia Republicans Afraid To Debate Their Own Bill?

It appears that the two Georgia Republican sponsors of the Arizona Copycat Legislation, HB 87, have backed out of an appearance with two Democratic opponents to this job-killing bill on Wednesday, March 23 at the Georgia State University Law School. The focus of this particular debate was to be the cost of HB 87, something these Republicans have refused to acknowledge or discuss. In fact, when I directly asked them this question during my testimony at the Judiciary Committee hearing in the House last month, all I received back were blank stares. On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, this event was planned: On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 from 5:30 to 6:45 pm , four lawmakers from the GA General Assembly will come to GSU College of Law for an event entitled "Can Georgia Afford It? The Costs of Passing Immigration Laws at the State Level." ** The event will cover HB 87 , also known as the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011.” This bill is the subject of much ...

How Much will SB 40 and HB 87 Cost?

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.