Parts of Immigration Law Enjoined by Court Ruling
Atlanta federal judge blocks two sections of immigration law from going into effect July 1. Governor to appeal court ruling.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal vowed Monday he would appeal a federal court ruling that blocked two key sections of Georgia’s new immigration law pending resolution of a legal challenge. “Gov. Deal is disappointed that the court enjoined two sections of Georgia’s immigration law,” said Brian Robinson, the governor’s deputy chief of staff for communications. “Curiously, the court writes ‘all illegal aliens will leave Georgia’ if the law is enforced, as if it is appalled at the thought of people attaining visas before coming to our nation." "The federal court’s ruling, however, will crystallize for Georgians and other Americans our underlying problem: Beyond refusing to help with our state’s illegal immigration problem, the federal government is …
Francis
12:49 am on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tina Griego, journalist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News wrote a column titled, ‘Mexican Visitor’s Lament’ — 10/25/07. She interviewed Mexican journalist Evangelina Hernandez while visiting Denver last week. Hernandez said, ‘They (illegal aliens) pay rent, buy groceries, buy clothes…What Happens to your country’s economy if 20 million people go away?’ That’s a good question – it deserves an … more ›