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Governments not following Ga. immigration law
Posted: 1:01 PM Jun 24, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press
Sunday, June 24, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) -- One year after Georgia lawmakers passed a tough immigration law, a newspaper investigation found that many city and county governments are not in compliance.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that state officials are preparing a mass mailing this week to remind governments that their state funding could be in jeopardy if they don't follow the law. The law passed a year ago aims to block illegal immigrants from taking jobs from U.S. citizens and stop taxpayer support for government contractors who hire illegal immigrants.
It requires the majority of private employers, government agencies and contractors to use a federal work authorization program called E-Verify to be sure workers are authorized to work in the United States. But few governments have filed the required reports on time.
(Copyright 2012, The Associated Press)
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