Georgia revisits legal restrictions on illegal aliens

Carolyn Hileman* | February 20, 2007

ATLANTA (AP) — There have been no protests on the steps of the Georgia Capitol like those that greeted the state’s sweeping immigration legislation last year. But quietly, and in piecemeal fashion, state lawmakers have been working around the edges to crack down again on aliens in the country illegally. Georgia made international headlines last spring when it passed some of the toughest laws in the U.S. targeting illegal aliens within its borders. Those laws included provisions to sanction employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and deny some state services — such as nonemergency medical care and unemployment checks — to adults who can’t verify that they’re in the country legally. A flurry of smaller proposals has been moving through the state legislature this year, including several that would make it tougher for illegal aliens to drive in Georgia.

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