The state of Georgia approved a sweeping measure on Monday to crack down on illegal immigrants, while in a sign of the national division on the issue, Arizona's governor [a Democrat] vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented workers to be prosecuted as trespassers.
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The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, signed into law by Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue, denies many state services paid for by taxpayers to people who are in the United States illegally.
It also forces contractors doing business with the state to verify the legal status of new workers, and requires police to notify immigration officials if people charged with crimes are illegal immigrants. [emphasis mine]
This is knee jerk legislation. They didn't bother with the homework to find out if it's worth it.
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