Differing Viewpoints on Immigration Reform Bill

"House Bill 87, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act, which would call for businesses with more than 10 workers to verify their citizenship and allow police officers to check the immigration status of suspects, passed in the Georgia General Assembly April 14 and now awaits the signature of Gov. Nathan Deal. The bill's progress has been closely watched in Duluth."

"According to the legislative record, the bill passed the Georgia House 122-59 and the Georgia Senate 37-19."

Click below to see the House Bill 87:
http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display.aspx?Legislation=32190

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116631.pdf

To read the entire artcle click on the link below:
http://duluth.patch.com/articles/differing-viewpoints-on-immigration-reform-bill

The opposition to the House Bill 87 by the minorities is staggering.  The following pictures truly reflect the response of the minorities in Gerogia.

To view the Stop HB87 page click on the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/stophb87?sk=photos



Fredric Cinseros photographed the following ad campaign against H.B.87 on April 5, 2011:

 

 

To see more click on the link below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredericcisneros/

Editorial: President needs to make immigration reform a priority

PRESIDENT BARACK Obama says he remains committed to overhauling our nation's immigration laws.

We wish him luck. His predecessors — a Democrat and a Republican — also tried but failed to find political consensus on one of the most enduring, complex issues facing the United States.

There are an estimated 12 million undocumented people — nearly equivalent to the population of Pennsylvania — in the United States.

Obama wants to open the door for these immigrants to earn legal status, but amnesty has become a fighting word in Congress. That's a shame. Many of those here illegally were drawn by the economic opportunities and freedoms our nation has to offer.  We are still the land of opportunity for much of the world. We should be proud of that — and proud of being a nation of immigrants. That is one of our great strengths.

Today's opportunities often are the same ones that brought many of our ancestors across oceans to create new lives.

But today, many Americans have decided those immigrants are not entitled to citizenship because they are here illegally, having sneaked into the country rather than having followed the legal immigration process.

Obama's pledge to pursue reforms that bring much-needed order and clarity to U.S. immigration policy is a more appropriate approach.

That President Obama has declared he is ready to tackle this important national problem, even though it promises to be a steep, uphill battle, is a step in the right direction.

READ more of this article & the interesting comments that follow by clicking the link below:

http://www.marinij.com/opinion/ci_17923286

Children Rally against Immigration Reform

Close to three hundred kids gathered at the state capitol today, asking lawmakers to stop immigration reform.

Most of the kids are US citizens but some of their parents aren’t. They fear immigration reform legislation would break up their families. Sixteen year old Cecilia Perez traveled to Tallahassee from Clearwater Florida. She says if the bill passes there’s a bigger chance that her mom would be deported.

Many of the protestors oppose the bill because they fear it would lead to racial profiling.

READ more of this article by clicking the link below:
http://www.flanews.com/?p=12189

Nation needs to address immigration reform

Of the more than 300 million people residing in the United States, an estimated 11 million or so are here illegally. Some people strongly believe the federal government should simply round up those folks and send them back whence they came.

The fact is that illegal immigrants have become an integral part of many sectors of the U.S. economy and culture.

So do we just maintain the status quo, leaving millions of lives in limbo as the problem worsens?

President Barack Obama, who campaigned in 2008 on a promise to enact major immigration reforms but has largely shied away from the issue since his election, last week brought together a group of elected officials and leaders of business, labor, civil rights, law enforcement and the clergy to launch what the president called a "civil debate" on how best to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.

We think it's time for a serious discussion.

READ more by clicking on the link below:
http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20110424/OPINION01/104240302/1014/opinion/Nation-needs-address-immigration-reform

Bloomberg Urges Conservatives To Accept Immigration; Repeats Call For Comprehensive Immigration Reform

“They came here, they broke the law, and, let me tell you, this country encourgaed them to come here and made sure that we didn’t stop them,” Bloomberg said. “What are you going to do going forward? You can’t deport them.” The New York mayor spoke in support of enacting a pathway to citizenship, saying it would contribute to U.S. economic growth.

Bloomberg is working on a nationwide campaign to support immigration reform.



Bloomberg did not speak with reporters after the meeting on April 19, but his policy adviser John Feinblatt said “it was a good discussion,” adding “we need an immigration policy that attracts the best, brightest and hardest-working to our shores to help create jobs and spur growth.”

READ more by clicking on the article link below:

http://latindispatch.com/2011/04/25/bloomberg-urges-conservatives-to-accept-immigration-repeats-call-for-comprehensive-immigration-reform/