Georgia Procurement Law
Effects of Deportation in GA
Caused by the enactment of House Bill 2
- Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (SAVE) Program
- E-Verify
- Gwinnet County (GA) has 2nd largest population of Latinos in the US
- Amount of separated families increased overwhelming in the last 2yrs
House Bill 87
Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011
Amended the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
- Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act
http://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/svd2013.pdf
- Immigration Enforcement Review Board
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Georgia 2000-2012
- 63% increase in foreign born
- 18% increase in US born
Ages (foreign/US born)
Under 5: 0.8%/ 7.4%
5-17: 6.4%/ 19.7%
18-64: 84.9%/61.1%
65+: 7.9%/11.9%
- Obama administration lowest deportation
- GA enforcement plummeted more than any other state
- 2013 ATL ICE arrests 60% less
- Releasing more than deporting
Immigration Laws in Georgia
Brooke Barker and Lindsey Layton