D.A. King, Author at New Dustin Inman Society

Majority Oppose Amnesty, 73% of Voters Concerned About Border Crisis

March 15, 2021 By D.A. King

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Rasmussen Reports:

March 15, 2021

A majority of voters are concerned about the current surge of migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border, and oppose plans reportedly being considered by Congress this week to offer amnesty to undocumented immigrants.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 73% of Likely U.S. Voters are concerned about the government’s ability to handle the growing number of migrants at the border while meeting COVID-19 protocols. That includes 48% who say they are Very Concerned. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Border crossings have surged since President Joe Biden was elected, and officials in Texas last week expressed alarm at the number of migrants who test positive for the coronavirus and are being released into the United States.

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on two separate amnesty bills that would provide legal status to up to 5 million “undocumented” immigrants.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Likely Voters oppose such an amnesty plan, including 35% who Strongly Oppose amnesty. Forty-five percent (45%) say they support amnesty for undocumented immigrants, including 22% who Strongly Support it.

The survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on March 8-9, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. This survey was sponsored in part by NumbersUSA Education & Research Foundation. Rasmussen Reports is responsible for all survey questions.

Support for amnesty is highest among Democratic voters, while majorities of Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party are opposed. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Democrats support legislation to give lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million undocumented immigrants, including 38% who Strongly Support such legislation. Seventy-two percent (72%) of Republicans are against such an amnesty, including 55% who Strongly Oppose it. Among unaffiliated voters, 55% are opposed to giving lifetime work permits and a path to citizenship for an estimated five million undocumented immigrants, including 36% who are Strongly Opposed.

Despite strong opposition to amnesty among GOP voters, 10 Republican House members have announced their support for H.R. 1306, which would grant amnesty to over 1 million undocumented farm workers and family members.

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Victory on HB 120! The non-profit Dustin Inman Society needs help to continue #KaseyCarpenter

March 12, 2021 By D.A. King

WE WON!

We are proud to have led the battle to stop HB 120, state legislation to allow illegal aliens to pay lower tuition in Georgia’s public universities than Americans and legal immigrants.

Together, we prevailed over the efforts of millionaire & billionaire lobbyist groups! Thank you again for your phone calls, emails and visits to the Georgia Capitol!

The Dustin Inman Society was founded in 2005 and has operated on personal funds and donations. We are totally out of personal funds. If you are able, please consider helping us continue?

The illegal alien lobby is financed by corporate-Georgia, including Coca-Cola, Georgia Power, Cox Enterprises and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

We are pro-enforcement and depend on contributions from pro-borders Americans. Thank you in advance if you are able to help. It is humiliating to ask.

You can contribute HERE using PayPal or credit card. All donations are private. We are a 501(C) (4) IRS non-profit.

The open borders left hates us. The liberal Georgia media has cancelled us. Please see the DIS website. Even if you are unable to help financially, please get on our Action Alert list to stay informed?

We cannot contact and educate people individually any longer.

An Orwellian gimmick: Scratch ‘instate tuition’ and ‘illegal aliens’ – it’s “Opportunity Tuition” and “Opportunity Students” in Georgiafornia #HB120

March 9, 2021 By D.A. King

A version of the below column was posted yesterday (March 8) on the widely read subscription website, Insider Advantage Georgia. It was also sent to every Republican member of the Georgia House early yesterday morning. Yesterday was “Crossover Day” in the Republican-majority Georgia General Assembly, after which any bill that did not pass out of either chamber is dead for the year – unless it is attached to another bill that did cross over. HB 120 was set to pass but an oversupply of education distributed to grassroots GOP voters stopped it.

Americans win one. After much labor, as of about 10:45 PM March 8, HB 120 is now as dead as Pancho Villa for 2021 (see above caveat).

Conservative Georgia voters are “give-me-that-phone” outraged that HB 120 passed out of the Republican-controlled House Higher Education Committee last week. Sponsored by Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, the bill adjusts Georgia law so illegal aliens pay far less in the public post–secondary education system than Americans and legal immigrants who live in most other states.

It’s being called “equity.” And “workforce development.”

Dalton Rep Kasey Carpenter. Photo: Ga House.

The measure is aimed specifically at recipients of former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This is notable in that contrary to Carpenter’s previous claims and agenda-driven, inaccurate media reports, the bill as moved actually now does contain a reference to “DACA” for the first time. Including the billionaires at the little-known FWD.us lobbying corporation, Carpenter has widespread and effective support from the usual special interest suspects.

HB 120 advanced last Thursday by a 16-4 vote in the 25–member committee with all Democrats “present” (it was a ‘hybrid’ meeting) except, apparently, Rep Scott Holcombe. With the exception of Rep Calvin Smyre, they all voted “yes.” Smyre is the Dean of the House. He voted “here.”

Republicans Trey Kelly and David Knight were absent.

Voting with the Dems were Republicans Carpenter, Clay Pirkle, Dale Washburn, Marcus Wiedower, Rick Williams, Robert Dickey, Bert Reeves and Katie Dempsey.

The last two names deserve extra attention. Before the vote, Reeves offered public remarks to Carpenter thanking him for his courage and inspiration in sponsoring the illegal alien-friendly legislation and cited un-named “blatant lies” involved in the widespread opposition to the bill. Reeves was not a sponsor of HB 120.

Dempsey’s “yes” vote appears to reflect a leftward evolution in that she was a co–sponsor of Georgia’s nationally–publicized, pro-enforcement ‘Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 (HB87).  

GOP Rep. Katie Dempsey. Photo: General Assembly website.

Currently, illegal aliens – including DACA recipients – must pay out-of-state tuition in the public-funded higher education schools that allow them to attend. For academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition & fees for Colleges in Georgia was $4,732 for in-state and $17,060 for out-of-state.

Without so much as a nod to Georgia Orwell, in place of the words “in–state tuition,” the latest language in Carpenter’s HB 120 creates a new tier of charges called “Opportunity Tuition.”

The new “opportunity tuition” rates for illegal aliens with DACA would be no more than 110 percent of the in–state rate. The illegal alien beneficiaries would be known as “Opportunity Students.”

The gimmick is actually quite ingenious in a Snidely Whiplash sort of way. But we are guessing that an immigrant family in Michigan or New York etc. who obeyed our laws to join the American family will disagree. They may not grasp why they must pay much more for the opportunity to send their kid to Kennesaw State University than a family who illegally jumped a border fence (or overstayed their visitor visa) for the opportunity to live illegally in the Peach State.

According to DHS, Georgia is home to more illegal aliens than Arizona.

Word is that at least some of the Regents were given the opportunity to learn about the proposed new tuition structure well after Thursday’s committee vote.

If the House Rules chairman sends HB 120 to the floor, now wide-awake Republican voters will have the opportunity to see how their representatives vote on special treatment for “‘victims of borders” in college tuition. It will be a timely lesson, as there are tens of thousands more on their way right now.

The HB 120 bill language, committee voting record and a link to the official video of the March 4, 2021 committee meeting can be seen here. Previous InsiderAdvantage Georgia coverage of HB 120 here.

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

VOTE RECORD: Official video of the House Higher Education vote on HB 120 which passed 16-4 on Thursday March 4, 2021 #KaseyCarpenter

March 7, 2021 By D.A. King

Text of HB 120 as voted on is here.

The official video is here.

Discussion on HB 120 begins at 34:33 on the counter. Ends around 46:56. You can slide the red dot to get to the part of the meeting you want to watch.

More discussion starting at 126:00

The roll call vote is at about 134:35. Turn up your volume.

You can see a written record of the votes and which members were absent below. Names of members are live so that when you click on them contact info can be seen.

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VOTE RECORD

ILLEGAL ALIENS SHOULD PAY LESS TUITION IN GA’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES THAN AMERICANS AND LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM MOST OTHER STATES

VOTE ON PASSING OUT HB 120, MARCH 4, 2021 PASSED 16-4

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

Higher Education

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(25) Committee Members

Name	District	Position
Chuck Martin (Chairman) DNV Republican	49th	Chairman
Ginny Ehrhart NO Republican	36th	Vice Chairman
Patty Bentley YES Democrat	139th	Secretary
Rhonda Burnough YES Democrat	77th	Member
Kasey Carpenter (Sponsor) YES Republican	4th	Member
Jasmine Clark YES Democrat	108th	Member
Katie Dempsey YES Republican	13th	Member
Robert Dickey YES Republican	140th	Member
David Dreyer YES Democrat	59th	Member
Matt Dubnik NO Republican	29th	Member
Scott Holcomb – absent Democrat	81st	Member
Betsy Holland YES Democrat	54th	Member
Rick Jasperse NO Republican	11th	Member
Angelika Kausche YES Democrat	50th	Member
Trey Kelley – absent Republican	16th	Member
David Knight – absent Republican	130th	Member
Karen Mathiak NO Republican	73rd	Member
Marie Metze YES Democrat	55th	Member
Sam Park YES Democrat	101st	Member
Clay Pirkle YES Republican	155th	Member
Bert Reeves YES Republican	34th	Member
Calvin Smyre “HERE” <– Democrat	135th	Member
Dale Washburn YES Republican	141st	Member
Marcus Wiedower YES Republican	119th	Member
Rick Williams YES Republican	145th	Member

#Georgiafornia: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute now openly advocating for drivers licenses for illegal aliens

March 4, 2021 By D.A. King

We will not argue that the USA and Georgia would have a larger economy if we had open borders. It’s just that we love our nation more than profits.

Illegal aliens who demand the same driving privileges as U.S. citizens should migrate to California – the illegal immigration Capital of the world.

The anti-enforcement Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is now openly pushing the idea of granting Georgia drivers licenses to illegal aliens, even illegals outside of the Obama DACA program who have been getting drivers licecses and ID Cards in the Peach State since 2012. Doubters should read about that from the Associated Press.

“Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants” goes the headline on the GBPI website promoting the same worn open borders talking points that the illegal alien lobby has stuck to for decades. It’s “anti-racist.”

*Expanded access to a driver’s card promotes family unity and enhances road safety.

*GBPI projects that approximately 165,000 Georgia immigrants could benefit from expanded access to driving privileges.

*During the first three years of implementation, the state could gain almost $17 million in revenue from driver’s card fees, motor fuel taxes, vehicle registration, vehicle title and standard license plate fees.

GBPI joined in the now successful effort to remove the life-saving 287(g) program from Cobb and Gwinnett counties. You can read about who leads GBPI on their ‘staff and board’ page.

Make no mistake, these corporate-funded radicals want Georgia to be even more like California than it already is.

—>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

cc: James Abely, Esq.

WE WON!

We are proud to have led the battle to stop HB 120, state legislation to allow illegal aliens to pay lower tuition in Georgia’s public universities than Americans and legal immigrants.

Together, we prevailed over the efforts of millionaire & billionaire lobbyist groups! Thank you again for your phone calls, emails and visits to the Georgia Capitol!

You can contribute HERE using PayPal or credit card. All donations are private. We are a 501(C) (4) IRS non-profit.

Americans win one. After much labor, as of about 10:45 PM March 8, HB 120 is now as dead as Pancho Villa for 2021 (see above caveat).

We will not argue that the USA and Georgia would have a larger economy if we had open borders. It’s just that we love our nation more than profits.

The Dustin Inman Society Blog

—>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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