I read this crazy bill in March and started an outline which is unfinished. But I am finally posting this now to get it out of my pending file. I will write it up as a column soon. If we still have a country by then.

We regard this legislation as a campaign vehicle for Bee Nguyen who is running to be Sec. of State in Georgia. It is designed to build her support in the immigrant community and with anchor baby voters and not a serious attempt at passage.

So far no Republican cosponsors.

 

If you want to see what the L.A. Times reporter in the south (now a NY Times reporter here in Atlanta) wrote about Tennessee’s 2004 adventure in “driving cards” for illegal aliens see below.

Tennessee Ends Cards for Immigrant Drivers – Richard Faussett. Here.

 

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HB 833 the “Freedom to Drive Act.”                                             LC 39 3029

 

Creates an official Georgia driving/ID credential for illegal aliens outside of the more than 20,000  illegal aliens who already have them from DDS. 

Sponsors

Nguyen, Bee ,  Schofield, Kim 60^th , Lim, Marvin 99^th , Park, Sam 101^st, Marin, Pedro “Pete” 96th6 , Boddie, William 62^nd

“Creates a Driving Card”

Introduced 29 March 2021 (2021 session ended April 1)

Would not be REAL ID Act compliant

Includes commercial driver’s licenses – yes, it is still illegal to employ illegal aliens.

Records and applications for licenses and information on licensees could only be furnished to “ a judge, prosecuting official, or law enforcement agency for use in

Investigations or prosecutions of alleged criminal or unlawful activity, or to the driver’s licensing agency of another state; provided, however, that any documents and  information collected in connection with an application for a driving card… or an identification card …including  the fact of such application, shall not be furnished by the department (DDS) except upon  issuance of a court order issued by a federal court of competent jurisdiction;”

SAVE system verification bypassed for cards

Acceptable documents for use in proving identity in the application process for the illegal alien driving/ID credentials:

The department shall issue a driving card to any person who satisfies the requirements

Submission of valid documentary evidence of an applicant’s identity which may be

demonstrated by any of the following (holy cow!):

An official school or college identification card that includes the applicant’s full name and a photograph of such applicant at the time the identification card was issued;

* An official identification card issued by the applicant’s employer that includes such applicant’s full name and a photograph of such applicant at the time the identification card was issued;

*A current voter identification card issued or authorized for use by any county registrar or the Department of Driver Services;

* A valid, unexpired consular identification document issued by a consulate from the applicant’s country of citizenship or a valid, unexpired passport from such applicant’s  country of citizenship;

*An original birth certificate or other proof of age;

*A United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-220B, Order of Supervision or similar form;

*Receipt of a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-589,

*Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal or similar form;

*An official transcript from a United States educational institution that includes the applicant’s date of birth or a foreign school record, provided that such record is sealed and includes a photograph of such applicant at the age the record was issued;

*Receipt of a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-20 or similar form;

*A United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Approval Letter;

*A United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-797C, Notice of Action;

*A valid identification card for health benefits;

*A valid identification card for an assistance or social services program;

*A wage stub issued in the United States within the previous six months;

*A federal income tax return filed in the previous two years;

*A Social Security card;

*Social Security administration letters or Social Security benefits documents containing the applicant’s Social Security number;

*A Native American tribal document;

* A driver’s license issued by another state that includes the applicant’s full name and a photograph of such applicant at the time the driver’s license was issued;

* A license issued by any state or federal government branch or agency for privileges other than driving, such as a concealed firearm permit, a fishing license, or hunting license;

* Prison or parole discharge papers that include the applicant’s full name, date of birth, and a photograph of such applicant at the time such papers were issued;

*Selective Service papers;

*Medical records that are signed and stamped; or

*Any other documentation deemed appropriate by the commissioner;

Submission of valid documentary evidence that such applicant is a state resident, which may be demonstrated by any of the following:

 

*A copy of a lease or rental agreement for property located in this state;

*Records evidencing enrollment of an applicant or his or her child in a public or private educational institution located in this state;

*A copy of a current utility bill in the applicant’s name for a property located in this state;

*A copy of a tax filing with the Department of Revenue;

*A current homeowner’s insurance or renter’s insurance policy for a property located in this state or a motor vehicle insurance card or policy for a vehicle registered in this state;

*A Medicaid or Medicare benefit statement;

*A change of address confirmation from the United States Postal Service indicating such applicant’s current address;

*A letter from such applicant’s counselor or other documentation showing the applicant’s enrollment in transitional or reentry housing located in this state;

*A recent cell phone bill containing the applicant’s name and current address;
Any utility documentation containing the applicant’s name and current billing address;

*A copy of an Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 or Form1099;

*A monthly bank or credit card statement containing the applicant’s name and current address;

*A billing statement or other official documentation from a recognizable business or government agency containing the applicant’s name and current address; or
Any other documentation deemed appropriate by the commissioner;

 

Payment of the issuance fee as prescribed by Code Section 40-5-25; and

Satisfactory completion of the examination prescribed in Code Section 40-5-27.

 

*A driving card issued pursuant to this Code section shall be valid for eight years from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon submission of an application, documentary evidence of state residency required by this Code section, and payment of the renewal fee

 

Such driving card shall indicate the type or general class of vehicles the

cardholder may drive, bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, include a recent photograph of the cardholder, and include the following information:

(A) Full legal name;

(B) Address of residence;

(C) Birth date;

(D) Date driving and identification card was issued;

(E) Gender identity;

(F) Height;

(G) Weight;

(H) Eye color; and

(I) Signature of person identified or facsimile thereof.

 

* The department shall allow all persons to designate ‘male’ or ‘female’ as their

 gender identity, or ‘X’ in lieu of ‘male’ or ‘female,’ on an application for a driving card, even if such designation is different from the applicant’s gender identity listed on any identity documents submitted by the applicant. No documentation shall be required for such gender designation permitted under this paragraph.

It shall be a violation of law to discriminate against a person based upon application

for or denial, issuance, or possession of a driving card issued pursuant to this Code section.

A driving card issued pursuant to this Code section shall not be used as evidence of the holder’s citizenship or immigration status and shall not be used as a basis for a criminal  investigation, arrest, or detention in any instance when a person with a driver’s license not issued under this Code section would not be criminally investigated, arrested, or detained.

(f) Any portion of any record retained by the department relating to an application for a driving card that contains a photographic image or identifies the social security number, telephone number, place of birth, country of origin, place of employment, address, school or educational institution attended, source of income, status as a recipient of public  benefits, customer identification number associated with a public utilities account, or  medical or disability related information shall not be a public record, shall be exempt from  disclosure under the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, and shall not be disclosed except to the person who is the subject of the record, where otherwise expressly required under 49 U.S.C.S. Section 30305, or where necessary to comply with a lawful  court order or judicial warrant by a federal court of competent jurisdiction.

Any person whose driving card has been suspended or revoked or who has been

refused a driving card by the department may make a request in writing for a hearing to be  provided by the department. Such hearing shall be provided by the department within 30 days after the receipt of such request and shall follow the procedures required by Such driving card shall be identical in appearance to a driver’s license, permit, or identification card issued by the department in compliance with the federal Real ID Act, H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13, with the exception that:

A) The front of the driving card shall bear the words ‘Federal Limits Apply’ in the place of a gold star; and

(B) The image of the State of Georgia on the front of the driving card shall be red instead of green.

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Notes:

 

Lum Law Group http://www.lumlawgroup.com/what-is-a-form-220b-order-of-supervision/  – The form 220b is an “Order of Supervision.”

 

To be “under an order of supervision” is similar to being “on parole” in that the alien who receives it is “charged” with something (usually a crime, such as “unlawful presence”) and “ordered” to obey certain orders.

 

Form 220b is for aliens who are in custody or have been ordered removed by an immigration judge during their removal proceedings.

 

 

 “There Is Nothing More Permanent Than Temporary Foreign Workers”

Phillip Martin – professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis.

 

Transcript by Rev.com

The Erick Erickson Show, Tuesday, 8-10-21

Erick Erickson: (00:00)
“…973-7425. Nationwide from my flagship station, WSB in Atlanta, Georgia. I, listen real quick, and this is totally a personal thing. Um, I, uh, if you were here yesterday you know I’ve got a new roof on the house. Uh, they actually, the, those guys, I just, I, I, I want to say this and I want, I want it on the record here. So I went with a company in Atlanta, uh, called First National Roofing. Um, I’m gonna wind up doing some ads for them, um, because I was just thoroughly impressed. Uh, you know, I, I didn’t realize that we’ve got a lot of roofers. In fact, we had a roofer work on our house a couple of years ago, and did not do a great job. Uh, it, it was sufficient, but it wasn’t great. It wasn’t long lasting work. I knew we needed a new roof, um, and, uh, just, kind of I knew roofs are expensive.

Erick Erickson: (00:53)
Um, but that guy’s not in business anymore. I, I mean I wouldn’t go back to him, but it’s kind of striking, uh, that most roofers are out of business within five years, you know. You see the guys who have the giant pick-up trucks and they got the wraps all around their truck advertising the roofing and, uh, they’re out of business within five years typically. And when I started looking for a roofer, like I, if they’re gonna give me a 10, 15 year warranty on my roof, I want a roofer that’s gonna be around if something happens to the roof. And so I went with First National in Atlanta because they’ve been around for 12, 13 years now so they’re probably gonna be around if something happens with the roof.

Erick Erickson: (01:28)
But I, you know, I just gotta tell you, those guys who put on my roof, they showed up at my house yesterday at seven o’clock in the morning. They did not leave until after eight o’clock last night. They had to come back today to finish up some work on the back of the house. And I just went out on commercial break. And literally you cannot tell that I had anything to … Oh the, the roof looks brand new, but there is not a stray shingle on the ground, there is nothing. The dumpster’s still here, that’s it. Uh, they had, I mean my, my yard looks better than it did before they showed up. They have raked everything. They have picked up everything.

Erick Erickson: (02:12)
I am just stunned by … I’ve never had a roof. I’ve never had to deal with having a roof put on a house. Uh, and I, uh, th- those guys, they, I mean they poured sweat all over the roof of this house putting it on and there is, I mean I cannot find, uh, with the exception of that dumpster, there is not any evidence that I’ve had any work done on my house in the yard at all. I am floored. It just, uh, my, my driveway is cleaner now than before they got there. Uh, you need to put a roof on it, the- they, I don’t even need lawn manning with the, just it’s, it’s remarkable. I’m just so, so thank you to them. Um, I- I just, I’m, those guys …

–> Erick Erickson: (02:50)
Let me get to what I want to say instead of dancing around. Um, they were, every one of them Hispanic. And they worked harder than anyone I have seen work. And I think that we need to do as a nation what we can do to ensure that people like that come to this country. And it’s appalling to me the number of people who want to sneak across the border and get ahead of all the people standing in line to do it the right way. When I think we need to make the way to get here legally as efficient as possible.

Erick Erickson: (03:36)
Back in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s in this country, particularly in World War II and thereafter, when American men were spread out around the world, our government came up with a migrant worker program where it was very easy for someone to come into this country. They could then apply when they got here for the migrant worker program, and they would be here for several months during cooler weather or warmer weather to either work as day laborers for houses in maintenance and building and construction (note from dak – not exactly), work in the fields picking crops and then would go home, and they would do it every year.

Erick Erickson: (04:17)
Then labor unions decided that, uh, that was harming unionized work forces. And in the Johnson administration, they got rid of the migrant worker, temporary migrant worker program, that Central and, and South American workers were taken advantage of to come here and pick the crops because it’s not jobs Americans will do. It’s jobs Americans don’t want to do at that price point, if we’re honest about it.

Erick Erickson: (04:40)
If you paid me $1000 an hour to go pick peaches in south Georgia, hell yeah, I’m gonna go pick peaches in south Georgia for $1000 an hour. But you’re never gonna sell peaches if you’re having to pay the workers $1000 an hour. But you know, in some countries, minimum wage in this country is a hell of a lot of money for them back home. And they come here and they pick crops and they go home, except we’ve made it so difficult in some cases, they can’t go home, so they stay here because they don’t want to have to leave and then try to come back. And the work ethic is remarkable and admirable and we should want people like that here and make it as easy as the, as possible for them to come. We have a labor shortage in this country right now. There are not enough Americans to do the jobs that need to be done.

Erick Erickson: (05:30)
And I’m telling you, I have just witnessed a day and a half of these 10 men busting their butts on my roof, putting a brand new roof on, going above and beyond doing stuff. They ha- my yard looks better than it did. And the craziest thing I have seen is they have these magnetic rakes and they have gone all around the house. Uh, can’t find a single nail. I’ll go look again after the show, but I mean, they, they, they use these ra- they, they brush it over the, the lawn and, and even the concrete to get all the, the, the nails up, and it’s just, it’s remarkable.

Erick Erickson: (06:03)
I, and I’m just, I, I’m looking at this and I’m thinking, we have a labor shortage in this country, and a lot of it in the service and the construction industry, and it is just mind numbing to me that the federal government knows there are people who would love to come into this country, work temporarily, send the money home and then leave when the job is done. And they can’t figure out a way on a bipartisan basis to make this hap- to go back to what we used to do in this country, back during the glory days, so to speak, when we would allow this. Uh, th- those guys, I, I, I, I gave them all 20 bucks. Um, I know they’re getting paid, but my wife and I, we’re just, we, we were totally impressed with the quality of the workmanship, the diligence, everything with these people. And we need people like that in this country.

Erick Erickson: (06:56)
We, we genuinely need people like that if there are jobs that Americans won’t do without us paying so much that none of us could afford the work. I just, I’m, I, I stand amazed at, at, at what they did. I really do. And again, I, I’ve, I’ve never had to deal with having a, a roof put on and I spent so much time doing research and settled on this particular company. And the workers are just, I mean gosh, you couldn’t ask for, for harder, better workers and the amount of diligence. I literally, I, and I’ll- I’ll get off this and get onto other stuff. I don’t want to bore y’all. I just, I went out because there was, there were little pieces of shingle all over, and

Erick Erickson: (07:31)
I know they stopped hammering right before the show went on. Um, they, it, probably around actually 11 o’clock, they seemed to be done with the roof. And they were picking their stuff up, but I, I cannot find a scrap of shingle in my yard. It is remarkable. So, I thank them. Now, I will move onto other stuff, uh, because I told you we’ve got to talk abour marijuana, and we’ve got to talk about marijuana.

Who Was Barbara Jordan and Why Does Her Work Still Matter Today?

Parsing Immigration Policy, Episode 15

By Mark Krikorian and Eric Ruark on August 5, 2021

Listen to the entire podcast from CIS.org here.

 

 

 

 

 

Links to video of regular-ish segments on FYN TV – The Voice of Rural America with Brian Pritchard – BKP Politics.
D.A. King is “Looking for a Better life” – Thursday’s 9:05 – 9:45 AM

July 29, 2021

August 5, 2021

August 12, 2021

August 26, 2021 With D.A.’s guest George Rodriguez

Sept. 16, 2021

 

 

D.A. King on a new regular spot. Thursdays. 9:00 – 9:45 AM. Archived on Rumble.

The Voice of Rural America, BKP Politics on FYN TV

July 29, 2021