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Illegal Immigration Costs Georgia $1.6 Billion Annually, Finds New Report by FAIR |
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Written by Web Master
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, Oct 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) demonstrates why Georgia has taken a lead in adopting state-based policies to control the costs of illegal immigration. According to the new study, The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Georgians, the state currently spends about $1.6 billion a year to provide three basic services to illegal aliens and their dependents -- K-12 education, public health care, and incarceration of criminals. These costs associated with the estimated 495,000 illegal aliens residing in the state amount to a $523 a year burden for every Georgia household headed by a native-born American.
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Written by charlie trig
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Wednesday, 07 July 2004 |
Secure our borders! Wow, we all agree on that?
Isn't it
interesting that aside from the Mexican Government, we all agree that
we need a secure border? But history has shown that very little ever
gets done to achieve it. The highly touted Secure Border Initiative
only allowed 750+ miles of fencing along a 2000 mile border. Once in
appropriations, it was further stripped down to 390 miles. Even after
that was approved, watchdog groups tell us that only 3 miles have been
finished.
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Obama and McCain were once allies on immigration reform |
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Written by charlie trig
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Thursday, 23 October 2008 |
By Patricia Zapor
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON -- Not long ago, the two leading presidential candidates clearly supported the same approaches to fixing the dysfunctional U.S. immigration system.
In 2006, Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was among those working to try to pass the ill-fated comprehensive immigration reform bill co-written by Republican nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.
Although they were on the same page two years ago, as the 2008 election approaches, distinctions between the two candidates on the issue have become more pronounced.
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Immigration: How Much of a Burden Must Employers Bear? |
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Written by Robb Mandelbaum
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Monday, 12 April 2004 |
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By Robb Mandelbaum
THE CANDIDATES' IMMIGRATION PLANS AT A GLANCE
As a presidential candidate, John McCain advocates immigration reform in two stages: first securing America's borders and then pursuing a variety of changes to the law. These include establishing an employment verification system and prosecuting "bad actor" employers, creating "market-based" work visa programs, and providing undocumented immigrants a path to legal residence.
Barack Obama proposes simultaneously tightening security on the Mexican border while encouraging undocumented aliens to "come out of the shadows" and eventually have the opportunity to gain citizenship. Employers would have to verify the immigration status of their hires or face penalties, but Obama would also reform at least some of the work visa programs.
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