. D.A. King, Author at New Dustin Inman Society https://newdustininmansociety.org/author/d-a-king/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:01:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://newdustininmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-flag-32x32.jpg D.A. King, Author at New Dustin Inman Society https://newdustininmansociety.org/author/d-a-king/ 32 32 186906463 Thank you Rep. Stephen Sainz – HB 18 will reform Dual Enrollment scam https://newdustininmansociety.org/thank-you-rep-stephen-sainz-hb-18-will-reform-dual-enrollment-scam/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:01:27 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10828 First Reader Summary  (HB 18) A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a residency requirement for eligible students; to provide for […]

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Rep Stephen Sainz (R-St. Mary’s)

First Reader Summary  (HB 18)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a residency requirement for eligible students; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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]]> 10828 Media request to GA. Dept of Corrections – Re; OCGA 42-1-11.4 https://newdustininmansociety.org/media-request-to-ga-dept-of-corrections-re-ocga-42-1-11-4/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:58:20 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10822   The below was sent to Dept. Corrections, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM. Georgia Dept. of Corrections: I am writing an opinion column focused on HB 1105, and the quarterly reports your office is required to file as per OCGA 42-1-11.4 (Section 7, HB 1105). I paste the text of that part […]

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The below was sent to Dept. Corrections, on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM.

Georgia Dept. of Corrections:

I am writing an opinion column focused on HB 1105, and the quarterly reports your office is required to file as per OCGA 42-1-11.4 (Section 7, HB 1105). I paste the text of that part of state law below:

42-1-11.4. Reports regarding foreign-born inmates in custody.

“The commissioner shall, on the official public website used by the department, publish a report of aggregate data on the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of inmates who are confined under the authority of the department who are not citizens of the United States and to whom the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security has issued immigration detainer notices as such term is defined in Code Section 42-1-11.5. Each report shall include the total number of inmates who are not citizens of the United States; provided, however, that any inmates who are citizens of both the United States and one or more other countries shall be designated as such as a separate category. Such report shall be first published on October 1, 2024, and every 90 days thereafter; provided, however, that if the ninetieth day falls on a state holiday or Saturday or Sunday, then such report shall be published the next business day.”
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My goal is to share the information contained in the October 31, 2024 report with my readers but after an exhaustive search of the cdc.georgia.gov website I do not see a link to report in question. I would be grateful if someone can point me to the post on the official website assuming I have somehow overlooked posting. I have made screenshots of the site.
Again, assuming that I have not overlooked the Oct 31, 2024 report post, I would be grateful for an explanation to share with readers on why the initial report is not on the website.
I write on The Federalist, James Magazine Online, Breitbart, my own blog and for various newspapers across Georgia.
My deadline is close of business, Monday, Dec 30, 2024.
Please feel free to contact me with (any) questions.
Thank you,
D.A. King
Marietta
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]]> 10822 DUAL ENROLLMENT REFORM: OUR HANDY, PROPOSED BILL LANGUAGE:    https://newdustininmansociety.org/dual-enrollment-reform-our-handy-proposed-bill-language/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:53:20 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10817      This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Dual Enrollment Reform Act of 2025.” To amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a U.S. citizenship, […]

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This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Dual Enrollment Reform Act of 2025.”

To amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a U.S. citizenship, legal immigration status and residency requirement for eligible students; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, is amended by revising paragraph (9) of subsection (b) as follows:

“(9) ‘Eligible high school student’ means a student who is a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident who remains a resident of the state while participating in the program, and who is:

(A) Entering or enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade at an eligible high school taking any eligible dual credit course at any eligible postsecondary institution; or

(B) Entering or enrolled in tenth grade at an eligible high school when such student: (i) Is enrolled in an eligible CTAE course at an institution within the Technical College System of Georgia;

(ii) Has obtained prior to the beginning of the term of dual enrollment coursework an SAT or ACT test score that would meet the assessment requirements of a Zell Miller Scholar pursuant to division (27)(A)(i) of Code Section 20-3-519 and is taking eligible core courses at any eligible postsecondary institution; or

(iii) Was enrolled as a ninth grader in one or more dual credit courses at an eligible postsecondary institution for which payment was made under this part on or before June 30, 2020.”

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025, and shall apply to all school years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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]]> 10817 Open records request to TCSG Dec 2, 2024 – “We anticipate having the documents you are requesting to you no later than Friday the 13th of December. “- “At this time, the requested records do not exist.” https://newdustininmansociety.org/open-records-request-to-tcsg-dec-2-2024-we-anticipate-having-the-documents-you-are-requesting-to-you-no-later-than-friday-the-13th-of-december-at-this-time-the-requested-records-do-not-ex/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:24:02 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10814   The below open records request to TCSG is pasted in reverse order – my original ORR is on the bottom., most recent reply on top.   D.A. King, Thank you for your patience, D.A., and for taking the time to submit your Open Records Request. Pursuant to subparagraph (b)(I)(A) of O.C.G.A. 50-18-71, we are […]

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The below open records request to TCSG is pasted in reverse order – my original ORR is on the bottom., most recent reply on top.

 

D.A. King,

Thank you for your patience, D.A., and for taking the time to submit your Open Records Request. Pursuant to subparagraph (b)(I)(A) of O.C.G.A. 50-18-71, we are responding in a reasonable timeframe. You have requested copies of SAVE affidavits, applications, and Secure and Verifiable ID documents collected from specified employer participants in the apprenticeship program.

At this time, the requested records do not exist. The awarded companies were recently announced, and we are in the initial stages of the contracting process. This process includes the hiring of apprentices, submission of required documentation, and the verification of information prior to contracts to be drafted and executed.

It is anticipated that the requested records may become available by late February or early March. It would be best to submit a new request at that time to obtain the information.

Should you have any additional questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

When submitting future requests, use our ORR portal: Legal Services – TCSG | Technical College System of Georgia

Kind regards,

Leigh Keever

 

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Policy Coordinator

Office of Legal Services

Technical College System of Georgia

1800 Century Place, NE, Ste. 400

Atlanta, GA 30345

404-679-4971–office

lkeever@tcsg.edu |www.TCSG.edu

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From: D. A. King <dk
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:32 AM
To: Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu>
Subject: Re: ORR

CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Thank you.

dak

Sent from my iPhone

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On Dec 3, 2024, at 11:28 AM, Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu> wrote:

Mr. King,

Thank you for contacting the TCSG with your Open Records Act request. Pursuant to subparagraph (b)(I)(A) of O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 we wanted to notify you that the breadth of acquiring the requested data will take longer than the 3-day period. We anticipate having the documents you are requesting to you no later than Friday the 13th of December.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Kind regards,

Leigh Keever

 

 

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 Leigh Keever, M.A.

Policy Coordinator

Office of Legal Services

Technical College System of Georgia

1800 Century Place, NE, Ste. 400

Atlanta, GA 30345

404-679-4971–office

lkeever@tcsg.edu |www.TCSG.edu

 

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From: D.A. King <>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 10:15 AM
To: Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu>; D’Alessio, Mark <MDAlessio@tcsg.edu>
Subject: ORR

 

Please regard this email as my official open record request for copies of documents pertaining to compliance with OCGA 50-36-1 in the HDAP Apprenticeship Program.

Please send me copies of SAVE affidavits, applications, and Secure and Verifiable ID collected from the below employer participants in the apprenticeship program. I understand that there may be some redaction.

5 Points Electrical

Ace Electric Inc.

All & Everything LLC

Ascendum Machinery Inc

B & W Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Bargeron Electric Company LLC

Caterpillar BCP, Inc.

Croy Electrical Inc.

Silver Sheet Metal

Delta Plumbing Inc.

Thank you,

D.A. King.

 

 

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]]> 10814 Correction from the editors at the Atlanta Journal Constitution Re: “…anti-immigration hate group…” #TiaMitchell https://newdustininmansociety.org/correction-from-the-editors-at-the-atlanta-journal-constitution-re-anti-immigration-hate-group-tiamitchell/ Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:19:08 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10800   The below correction was published by the liberal AJC on Nov. 1, 2024 in response to our demand letter.      

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The below correction was published by the liberal AJC on Nov. 1, 2024 in response to our demand letter.

 

 

 

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]]> 10800 Media request to GA state Rep. Dale Washburn Re: HB 131 https://newdustininmansociety.org/media-request-to-ga-state-rep-dale-washburn-re-hb-131/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:41:11 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10792 The below media request was sent to Rep Washburn Oct. 17, 2024. He did not reply. From: “D. A. King” <d Date: October 17, 2024 at 4:03:11 PM EDT To: dale.washburn@house.ga. gov Subject: Media request. Rep Washburn, I am writing a column for your local paper and hope for a comment or quote from you. I […]

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GA state Rep Dale Washburn (R-Macon)
The below media request was sent to Rep Washburn Oct. 17, 2024. He did not reply.
From: “D. A. King” <d
Date: October 17, 2024 at 4:03:11 PM EDT
To: dale.washburn@house.ga. gov
Subject: Media request.

Rep Washburn,
I am writing a column for your local paper and hope for a comment or quote from you. I heard you say you support instate tuition rates at GA’s public colleges for illegal aliens with President Obama’s DACA status. I hope to offer readers an explanation from you on that support.
Pls include any comment on other matters related to illegal immigration in GA is welcomed.
My deadline is Monday 9AM
Thank you,
D.A. King
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]]> 10792 Welcoming Illegal immigration to Georgia with special treatment on college tuition https://newdustininmansociety.org/welcoming-illegal-immigration-to-georgia-with-special-treatment-college-tuition/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:19:27 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10778     “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” Attributed to George Orwell.  According to the federal government, only seven states host more illegal aliens than Georgia. The leftist Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says we are home to more illegals than Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders). […]

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“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” Attributed to George Orwell.

 According to the federal government, only seven states host more illegal aliens than Georgia. The leftist Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says we are home to more illegals than Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders). Pre-Biden/Harris/Mayorkas, the estimates on how many “undocumented workers” live in our state varied, but after nearly four years of illegal open borders, use of about 500,000-600,000 is a conservative ‘guesstimate.’

This is no way to run a state.

Absent the promised federal protections of defended and secure borders, it does not require an advanced political degree to recognize that our state and local governments should be doing everything possible to drive illegal aliens out of Georgia.

This writer has spent the last nineteen legislative sessions under the Gold Dome in Atlanta to that end. Working together with lawmakers, we have put a long list of statutes in place designed to make Georgia inhospitable to the federal offense of illegal immigration.

But many of them are not enforced. Enforcement is the task of the executive branch of government.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

To noodle out what is really going on with illegal immigration in Georgia, it helps to realize that there are essentially two sides to our current immigration crisis: Pro-enforcement and anti-enforcement.

This writer is pro-enforcement. I have been researching and actively fighting illegal immigration for more than two decades. I am not well-liked at the Gold Dome. I am not a member of any political party.

I am grateful to publisher Will Davis who has kindly consented to allowing me to send educational commentary columns for readers of this newspaper. My goal is to provide a better understanding of illegal immigration in Georgia.

To that end, we recently published a column that highlighted Georgia’s Dual Enrollment (DE) program.

To recap, DE is a taxpayer-funded arrangement in which high school students – mostly 11th and 12th graders – can attend taxpayer-funded public college classes and get both high school and college credit. They do not pay a dime in tuition or for books and fees. The budget for 2025 is north of $91 million. It is intended as a head start on an employment career for the students. There is nothing in the Dual Enrollment program that excludes illegal aliens from taking the zero cost classes provided Georgia taxpayers.

Maybe Republican lawmakers have forgotten that federal law says illegal aliens are not eligible for employment anywhere in the nation.

Suggestion: Ask your state lawmakers why they are using our tax dollars to fund a college education for illegal aliens in the name of “workforce expansion.”

Dual Enrollment vs Instate Tuition for illegal aliens

The DE program is separate and quite different than the “shall we provide instate tuition to the annual illegal aliens who have already graduated our highs schools?” question.

Instate tuition is significantly lower (but not free, like DE) than the out-of-state tuition rate. How much lower? A look at the Middle Georgia State University website shows that total instate tuition and fees for a fifteen-hour class load is $3641. The out-of-state rate is $10,316. That is a difference of $6675.00. That is per semester.

 

Instate tuition is intended to benefit Georgians in Georgia. An American student living in Michigan (for example) who wants to attend Middle Georgia State College must pay the much higher out-of-state tuition rate.

Believe it or not, prodded by the extremely powerful Georgia Chamber of Commerce lobbyists in Atlanta, some GOP state lawmakers annually push for instate tuition for illegal aliens for whom then-President Barack Obama illegally invented the “DACA” program in 2012.

In March of 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that illegal aliens with Obama’s DACA are not eligible to enter the United States, are removable (deportable) and do not have “lawful presence.”  The decision was unanimous.

“We have continuously and clearly taken the position in ongoing legal cases that DACA does not confer legal status…” says Georgia Attorney General Chis Carr.

Shorter: Illegal aliens with DACA are illegal aliens – but Obama gave them a work permit anyway.

GA state Rep Dale Washburn (R-Macon)

Suggestion: Ask your state legislators if they support allowing any illegal aliens to pay $6675.00 less in tuition per semester at Middle Georgia State than Americans and legal immigrants who live in other U.S. states.

I respectfully advise that you start with Rep. Dale Washburn (R-Macon), as he is the number two signer on the most recent legislation (HB 131) aimed at rewarding and welcoming illegal aliens with the much lower tuition rate. Is that pro-enforcement?

D.A. King is president of the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society. X/Twitter: @DAKDIS

A version of the above essay was published in the Monroe County/ Macon Reporter on October 23, 2024.

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]]> 10778 Retraction demand letter to Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper (updated, Nov. 2, 5:55 AM) https://newdustininmansociety.org/retraction-demand-letter-to-atlanta-journal-constitution/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:20:06 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10743     —>UPDATE: The liberal AJC prints a lengthy correction after demand letter from the Dustin Inman Society. More news on this coming soon. __________ Daily Signal News report (‘DEFAMATORY’: Conservative Demands Swing-State Newspaper Retract ‘Hate Group’ Smear’) on the recent AJC attack here by the great Tyler O’Neil. _______ I added educational hyperlinks to […]

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—>UPDATE: The liberal AJC prints a lengthy correction after demand letter from the Dustin Inman Society. More news on this coming soon.

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  • Daily Signal News report (‘DEFAMATORY’: Conservative Demands Swing-State Newspaper Retract ‘Hate Group’ Smear’)
    on the recent AJC attack here by the great Tyler O’Neil.

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I added educational hyperlinks to the below letter – dak.

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October 18, 2024

VIA U.S. REGULAR MAIL & E-MAIL

Leroy Chapman, Jr., Editor in Chief THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION 223 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE Atlanta, Georgia 30346

Re: Demand for Retraction and Apology

Dear Mr. Chapman, Jr.:

I write on behalf of my client, the Dustin Inman Society (DIS), to demand an immediate retraction and apology for the defamatory statements published in your October 7, 2024, article titled “Democrats in this Georgia district are backing a write-in candidate” by Tia Mitchell.

Through use of internet links, the AJC article wrongfully characterizes the Dustin Inman Society as a “Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group.” This characterization is false, defamatory, and published with actual malice. The Dustin Inman Society pushes for secure borders, is not “anti-immigration” and its proprietors do not hate anyone. Rather, DIS advocates for enforcement of U.S. immigration laws and actively opposes unlawful immigration. This distinction is crucial and well-known to staff at your publication.

I paste the offending paragraph from the AJC story:

“A search of activity under her birth name, Karen Sacandy, which Stamper legally changed in 2019, showed that she previously was aligned with a Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group. The group’s website often linked to Sacandy’s activities, like a letter seeking information about the state’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board and a copy of a letter to the editor supporting legislation to prevent immigrants claiming asylum from obtaining driver’s licenses.”

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We note the AJC informs readers that the Dustin Inman Society “often” linked to Karen Sacandy/Kate Stamper activities — but produces only two occasions.

Your story, for which DIS founder and president D.A. King was not contacted, informs readers that Sacandy/Stamper “was aligned” with the Dustin Inman Society. We note that polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the federal offense of illegal immigration. Since the letter posted on the DIS site was a published missive to the editor at the Cherokee Tribune, we must ask: does this make that newspaper a “Cherokee County-based anti-immigration hate group”?

Your characterization demonstrates a reckless and vindictive disregard for the truth, rising to the level of actual malice as defined in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Actual malice in defamation law refers to publication of a statement with knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not. Your repeated mischaracterization of the Dustin Inman Society, despite having been corrected on numerous occasions, clearly meets this standard.

The Dustin Inman Society’s position on immigration is clear and public:

1. It supports sustainable levels of legal immigration through established channels.

2. It opposes unlawful immigration due to various societal concerns, including: – Strain on public resources and services
– Potential and real public safety issues
– Economic impacts on low-wage American workers and America’s poor

– Challenges to the rule of law

3. The Dustin Inman Society defends legal immigrants when media attempt to blur the difference between them and illegal aliens.

Moreover, the Dustin Inman Society’s board includes lawful immigrants who have navigated the proper channels for authorized immigration. This fact alone should dispel any notion that the organization is “anti-immigration.” As he has informed you multiple times over much of the last two decades, D.A. King’s sister is a real, legal immigrant.

While we acknowledge that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Dustin Inman Society as an “anti-immigrant hate group that denigrates all immigrants,” your article presents the “anti-immigration hate group” characterization as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s independent assessment and statement of fact.

This smear is not only demonstrably false and ignores Mr. King’s many communications to you advising you of the truth, but also demonstrates an exceedingly unprofessional failure to fact-check and verify information before publication.

We demand that the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

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1. Immediately publicly retract the defaming statement in the October 7, 2024, article.

2. Publish a prominent apology, equal in visibility and placement to the original defamatory article.

3. Cease and desist from further defamatory characterizations of the Dustin Inman Society.

Failure to comply with these demands may result in further legal action. We expect your prompt attention to this matter and await your timely response.

Sincerely,

Todd V. McMurtry

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]]> 10743 Media request sent to Technical College System of Georgia – OCGA 50-36-1 – Employers in Apprenticeship program — Updated with response https://newdustininmansociety.org/media-request-sent-to-technical-college-system-of-georgia-ocga-50-36-1-employers-in-apprenticeship-program/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:48:42 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10713 The below media request was sent to TCSG on Oct. 6, about 4:46 PM. Related reading: Despite state laws, illegal aliens run businesses in Georgia and they hire illegal aliens To whom it concerns at TCSG, I write to ask for comment on the TCSG policy on the requirement for verification of “lawful presence” contained in […]

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  • Related reading: Despite state laws, illegal aliens run businesses in Georgia and they hire illegal aliens

To whom it concerns at TCSG,

I write to ask for comment on the TCSG policy on the requirement for verification of “lawful presence” contained in (2024) SB 497  (lines 197-201) as it applies to the employers who participate in the apprenticeship program and collect significant cash awards from the Georgia budget. I plan to write educational opinion columns on the premise that TCSG apparently does not have in place a system to ensure that employers who are in the U.S. illegally are excluded from benefits in the apprenticeship program – and that participating employers are not required to undergo the verification measures in OCGA 50-36-1. If true, that policy seems to be in contradiction of state law and could invite court action.

Greg Dozier, Commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).

 I will cite the information and details contained in the recent TCSG response to my open records request, the letter of inquiry sent to the Georgia Dept. of Law by a concerned state legislator and the response from the AG office.  I plan to also cite the quote on legislative intent I received from House Higher Education Committee Chairman Rep. Chuck Martin, the sponsor of the amendment to SB 497 that created the new language on “apprenticeships.” I include part of that input below:

 “Question to Chairman Martin: Was it your intent to omit the employer from a verification process or do you hold the position that the addition on line 201 of SB 497 will somehow include the verification of lawful presence for the employer who sends an employee to be trained, please? If it is the latter, it will help my readers (including many state legislators) if you could offer an explanation of that position.

Rep Chuck Martin – Chairman, GA House Higher education Committee.

Chairman Martin: “No, in fact, I believe the language covers the employer as well. Additionally, ‘Apprenticeship sponsor’ is defined in the bill (lines 116 – 120), so the additional language added to 50-36-1 is a bit of “belt and suspenders” for state verification.”

I am also looking for an answer to the question on whether for H1B workers are still being included as apprentices. I was informed by TCSG staff last year that H1B workers are in fact included in taxpayer-funded “upskilling” in the apprenticeship program. I look forward to including any further input from TCSG on the reasoning for the reported current policy and system. That revelation has created some expert attention.

My columns appear in the AJC, on James Magazine Online, The Federalist, Breitbart News, in various Georgia newspapers as well as my own widely-read blogs. I also have a weekly radio segment on the popular “Straight Talk” show hosted by Scott Ryfun heard in Coastal Georgia on two stations and well as online at iHeart radio.

In the interest of fairness, balance and accuracy, I look forward to any input from TCSG. My deadline is Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – noon.

Thank you.

D.A. King

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The Dustin Inman Society

ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com

Georgians for Immigration Enforcement

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Response from TCSG received Oct. 8, 2024.

From: WIOACompliance <WIOACompliance@tcsg.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11:43 AM
To: dking    888<dking***>
Cc: WIOACompliance <WIOACompliance@tcsg.edu>
Subject: Re: Media Request — Apprenticeship Program

 

Dear Mr. King,

Since the passage of SB 497, the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has been diligently working to establish procedures that ensure both compliance and effective administration of the High Demand Apprenticeship Program. As part of these efforts, we are developing a program-specific affidavit for employers participating in the program, which will verify that all participating employers are lawfully present in the United States, in order to put to rest any concern regarding compliance with O.C.G.A. 50-36-1. We anticipate finalizing and adopting this affidavit within the next month.

After a diligent search of our records, TCSG can confirm that as of this date there have been no H1-B visa holders who have participated in TCSG college-sponsored Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs). It is worth noting that, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship Programs are widely regarded as a strategic solution to upskill American workers and thereby reduce the dependence of employers upon H1-B and other foreign labor sources.

Best regards,

Office of Workforce Development

Technical College System of Georgia

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]]> 10713 COBB COUNTY SHERIFF CRAIG OWENS IS A DANGEROUS MAN https://newdustininmansociety.org/cobb-county-sheriff-craig-owens-is-a-dangerous-man/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:48:33 +0000 https://newdustininmansociety.org/?p=10636   “It may be historic in that it’s likely the first time a Cobb County sheriff has moved to protect drunk driving child rapists in our country illegally.” So says Jon Ferre of Cobb’s Democrat Sheriff, Craig Owens. Ferre was Senior Advisor to the Director and later Chief of Staff at ICE under the Trump […]

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“It may be historic in that it’s likely the first time a Cobb County sheriff has moved to protect drunk driving child rapists in our country illegally.”

So says Jon Ferre of Cobb’s Democrat Sheriff, Craig Owens. Ferre was Senior Advisor to the Director and later Chief of Staff at ICE under the Trump administration. Owens is well-known for inviting a mariachi band to play at a gala event in which he proudly announced he had ended the Cobb jail’s lifesaving 287(g) agreement with ICE shortly after taking office in 2021.

The mariachi band newly sworn Cobb Sheriff had at his 2021 event to announce the end of 287(g). Photo: Cobb County Courier

Signed into law by then President Bill Clinton, 287 (g) authorizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform limited, specified immigration officer functions under the agency’s direction and oversight. It is primarily used in jails and deals with illegal aliens already arrested for additional crimes.

PHOTO: AJC

As this writer observed when he was elected, Sheriff Craig Owens is a dangerous man. He is also defiantly arrogant. He has announced that he will not obey new state law on immigration enforcement.

Owens has pledged to ignore a clear mandate in HB 1105 (“The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act”) passed in the 2024 General Assembly. In part, it requires all sheriffs to apply for 287 (g) authority if they are not already authorized.

From the AJC: (“Whiplash in Gwinnett, Cobb as new law on immigration enforcement takes effect) “Owens says he was not going to apply for 287(g) again because he can’t spare the deputies to investigate  immigration cases or do the administrative work.” Sheriff Owens is depending on public ignorance on the reality of the ICE program. But even the AJC quotes Lena Gerber, a leftist activist at the “Immigrant Legal Resource Center” when she correctly points out that “…the agreements on their own don’t require deputies to go out of their way to investigate immigration cases.”

Ferre, the former ICE official agreed. “Asking a jailed individual a few questions about citizenship and alienage obviously doesn’t amount to an investigation.” Now at the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington D.C., Ferre produced required reading on Cobb’s Sheriff (Georgia Sheriff Misleads on 287(g) Program) in June.

I asked various pro-enforcement Georgians about Owens announcement.

“I believe that would be called a “protection racket” for illegals…” former Border Patrol Agent Robert Trent told me upon hearing of Owen’s latest illegal policy. Trent retired as Assistant Director, Enforcement Training, US Immigration Officer Academy at GLYNCO in Brunswick.

HB 1105 sponsor Rep Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah) weighed in on Owens defiance: “It was not surprising to see Sheriff Owens of Cobb County boldly state he would not follow state law. He has refused to follow the law before. This is why penalties for Sheriffs who refuse to follow the law were placed in the bill”

*  Related reading: Georgia law requires all jailers to report incarcerated illegal aliens to DHS – but it’s not enforced

Petrea told this writer he is determined to see compliance this time. We hope to hear the same from Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr.

Passage of HB 1105 was a direct response to preventable crimes committed by criminal  aliens and sheriffs who were ignoring 2006 and 2009 laws passed to require them to report illegal aliens to federal authorities. It is literally a law that says Georgia Sheriffs must obey the law.

Owens’ pro-enforcement opponent 

We asked Owens Republican opponent David Cavender about Owens objection to the 287 (g) program. “He can’t spare the deputies for immigration cases or the 287(g) administration paper work? He sure doesn’t mind sparing his deputies for bike units, horse units, traffic units, his and his executive staff’s personal drivers and his own Executive Protection team for his own safety. It seems Craig has plenty of resources to spare as long as it’s for his own agenda…” said Cavender.

A member of the SWAT team, Cavender is currently a Sergeant with the Cobb County Police Department and a 287(g) proponent. He has a long list of endorsements, including from former Cobb Sheriff Neil Warren and the Cobb Fraternal Order of Police. Warren instituted 287 (g) in 2007.

Pro-enforcement voters of all descriptions are flocking to Cavender. The Marietta Daily Journal noted that a large group of supporters turned out at the Marietta Country Club last week again to support Cavender. “There’s a lot of momentum behind the campaign and everything really seems to be going really well,” says Cavender. “It was quite humbling, really, to see that kind of crowd.”

Guests were also treated to an appearance from Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who gave a few words before leading the group in prayer” according to news reports.

 Pro-enforcement Cobb County voters have a chance to greatly improve public safety by voting Owens out of office. Both of the votes from our house will be to that end.

  • A version of this essay was posted on the subscription website James Magazine Online on Sept. 9, 2024.

D.A. King is president of the Marietta-based Dustin Inman Society and proprietor of ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com

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