Led by the near daily fuming rants from the sore losers at the Atlanta newspapers, the chorus of "Georgia is doomed" reports aimed at nullifying the will of the majority and the recently enacted immigration and employment law are quite frankly ... a hoot.
Georgia's Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act moves on to its next step Monday in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The goal of the lawsuits from the open borders mob is to stop implementation of as much of the law as possible so as to protect their precious but now dwindling commodity: Georgia's population of fugitive illegal aliens, many of whom are already migrating out of the Peach State simply because of the possibility of enforcement.
No matter the decision of the court on the now numerous lawsuits on various sections of the landmark Georgia law, the pro-American majority has already won.
The victory came last month when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Arizona E-verify law challenged by a coalition of the chamber of commerce and the radical ethnic lobbies. To the unending consternation of the profiteers who have perpetuated illegal immigration for decades, Georgia's law contains an E-Verify component that the "supremes" have already ruled completely legal and constitutional.
E-Verify greatly reduces and deters illegal hiring. Not many Americans fail to understand that illegal aliens come here for the money. For now, even low-wage American jobs pay more than Third World wages. Stop illegal employment, and we stop most illegal immigration.
As a way of irritating many reporters and some very frustrated far-left editors, some obvious facts: Illegal immigration and illegal employment were already illegal when Gov. Deal signed HB 87 into law on May 13.
The agriculture industry has been allowed to depend on illegal workers for years because they will work for less than the lawful temporary foreign workers available through the existing federal guest worker program known as H2A. Let's be clear here: If no American - on probation or not - ever applies to harvest another onion or pick a pepper, farmers will always have access to as many legal imported workers as they need.
A recent survey of Georgia farmers requested by the governor revealed that only 5 percent had used the legal method to obtain farm help. They have been using the illegals because they could.
The agriculture industry receives billions of tax dollars in subsidies - and then howls that obeying American immigration law is "too costly." If we enforce the law we will end up with that famous $10 head of lettuce? Guess what? According to many economists and studies, including one from the respected Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, labor costs comprise only 6 percent of the price consumers pay for fresh produce. If farm wages were allowed to rise 40 percent, and if all the costs were passed on to consumers, the cost to the average household would be only about $8 a year. Much cheaper than the $2.4 billion annual expense Deal cites as Georgia's cost of subsidizing the illegals.
Along with the fact that Mexico has now joined in lawsuits to stop immigration enforcement in Georgia, one of my favorite sources of amusement are smug, leftist columnists who wail in anguish that we must continue to employ illegal aliens because Americans and legal immigrants won't accept the farm jobs that currently offer low pay and few benefits, like health care and workmen's compensation. But they then go on to tell us how "extreme" it is to oppose making American citizens out of the resentful lawbreakers with another amnesty. See what I mean about entertaining?
Raise your hand if you think that these same "intellectuals" would be pecking out the same drivel if the hordes of invading illegals were English-speaking, potential conservative voters coming from Manitoba.
It gets worse for the left: A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith that would make use of E-Verify a national mandate has a real chance of becoming law.
No matter the decision on Monday, at present, in the battle for America on illegal immigration, the Americans seem to be turning the tide.
Listen to the far-left moan because enforcement works. It is no-cost, family fun.
King is president of the Cobb-based Dustin Inman Society and worked closely with legislators on Georgia's recent immigration law. On the Web: www.TheDustinInmanSociety.org
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(b) Improper time or place; civil penalties
Any alien who is apprehended while entering (or attempting to enter) the United States at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty of—
(1) at least $50 and not more than $250 for each such entry (or attempted entry); or
(2) twice the amount specified in paragraph (1) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection.
Civil penalties under this subsection are in addition to, and NOT IN LIEU OF, ANY CRIMINAL criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed.
D.A. King 100
as always
We would have illegal immigration solved.
In areas of the country that have always had Latinos they've certainly added to the vibrancy of the nation...but those aren't the Latinos you're talking about. When you look at areas that illegals (and their hangers on) concentrate "vibrancy" isn't the word I'd use. ;)
"A recent survey of Georgia farmers requested by the governor revealed that only 5 percent had used the legal method to obtain farm help. They have been using the illegals because they could."
He said it perfectly.
Why don't you look into the decades long attitudes of the Mexican “elite” and their population at large towards the US. Why don't you look into what it's like for blacks who are living in previously “black” neighborhoods in California that are now overrun by mainly illegals from down south. Whether you like it or not it is an US vs. THEM situation.
The fix in the long run is for produce farmers to embrace the 21st century and start using harvesting machinery like many other parts of the world.
"documented workers don't need/don't have to take low wages".
No kidding!
Dishonest American farmers have been running their businesses on the backs of illegal foreign labor (at slave wages) because most "documented" foreign workers, and American born adults, have no need to work in the agricultural industry!. If no illegal aliens were available to do such work, American born citizens and most permanent or temporary foreign nationals would run to take those jobs because they generally already work in less strenuous, better paying industries. What reasonably educated American born adult citizen or legal resident would make a career of back-breaking field work? That's why there is an H2A visa; to provide American farmers with a ready supply of properly vetted foreign laborers to harvest the crops at a decent wage without foisting the health and social services costs of their workforce on the American taxpayer. Enough already, American farmers. No more excuses! The time to start doing the right thing is long past!
?!? LOL!!!!
This utterly pathetic clownshoe is now laughably bragging that the low wages paid to millions of Americans are still a tiny, marginally, bit better than what the average Sudanese, Sri Lankan, or Indonesian worker is paid. For now...ie. until this guy, and his ilk, can ruin the wages and working conditions of the working class even further.
The race to the bottom. Brought to you Lord Baldemont in a shocking green blazer and pink tie.
King is on the money when he notes that if the illegals were not default Dem/lib building material, they would be reported as the criminals they are by the integrity free press. Of course it is a labor issue. It is also a national suvival issue.
Them that finance the politicians usually are succesful in ignoring the labor laws...not here, not this time. The Ga legislature got it just right - which is easy to see by the outward stampede.
Is "it us vs them" to have immigration laws ?
King rocks because he has eggs. And that drives the libs loco.