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

(404) 656-5146

(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.

The problem with SAVE: December 2020 email from senior USCIS executive on SAVE response to immigration status for illegal aliens with DACA status

March 2, 2021 By D.A. King

The problem with SAVE: USCIS does not always respond to SAVE queries on immigration status with actual immigration status.

The below email was sent from a (very) senior Trump era USCIS executive in response to our constant alerts, questions and complaints about the responses from the SAVE system to immigration status queries from agencies that administer public benefits. Temporary employment authorization (‘Temp Employment Auth’) is not an immigration status under the INA – and only congress can create immigration law. SAVE clearly says they report immigration status. They don’t.

We did send suggestion for replacement language, but the clock ran out on the change over to the Biden administration purge of pro-enforcement bureaucrats. This process began with this write up.

From the SAVE website:

SAVE

Electronic Immigration Status Verification

SAVE is a fast, secure, and reliable online service that allows federal, state, and local benefit-granting agencies to verify a benefit applicant’s immigration status or naturalized/derived citizenship.

SAVE is administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a component of the Department of Homeland Security, and is dedicated to providing tailored training, support, and service to meet participating agency needs.

We added the link in “Guide to Understanding SAVE Verification Responses.”

The email begins below this line.

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“See response below.

From:
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 5:53 PM
To: ******* *******
Subject: Re: Question about SAVE

Hey *******,

SAVE currently produces the following response for DACA:

Applicant Status: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Employment Eligibility: Employment Authorized – Temp Emp Auth

A non-national of the U.S. who has been granted administrative relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Relief is granted for a specific period of time and during that period, the applicant is employment authorized if he or she has a valid employment authorization document. See the Guide to Understanding SAVE Verification Responses for additional information. Follow your agency’s policy when determining whether this applicant is eligible for benefits.

[There is also a field for the EAD expiration date]

I am working to get the description further revised. Let me know if you have any language you think would be beneficial to include.”

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Biden supporters: UN is transporting 25,000 asylum seekers to US from Mexico

February 27, 2021 By D.A. King

Agencies at the United Nations have launched efforts this week to transport 25,000 asylum seekers back to the United States after being made to stay in Mexico under the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)

Agencies at the United Nations have launched efforts this week to transport 25,000 asylum seekers back to the United States after being made to stay in Mexico under the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).

According to a press release from the UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday, the tens of thousands of asylum seekers have active immigration cases in the U.S., but were returned to wait in Mexico under the MPP program. The UN agencies’ action comes after the U.S. and Mexican governments requested UN assistance with migrant re-entry.

The Refugee Agency began in-person registration of nearly 750 people from the camp in Matamoros on Wednesday, and the first group was expected to be approved to enter the U.S. by the end of the week.

The camp at Matamoros is being prioritized due to the reportedly harsh humanitarian conditions, but individuals residing outside the camp with active cases will be processed, as well.

Also working on the effort is the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is managing COVID-19 tests for the migrants, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, which is “ensuring humane treatment of children and their families.” The IOM is also responsible for providing transport to designated ports of entry into the United States for migrants who have moved away or returned to their home countries… More here from American Military News.

Written testimony in support of HB 228 from a proud U.S. citizen, immigrant and Army veteran

February 25, 2021 By D.A. King

Top: Current GA.drivers license issued to foreign nationals. Bottom, Drivers license proposed in HB 228. The bill would also change state law to make non-citizen ID unacceptable as photo ID at the polls.

In her support for HB 228, our friend, YeSun copied us on her written testimony to the Republicans on the (House) Special Committee on Election Integrity in time for a hearing scheduled for Friday, Feb 26, 2021.

–>The (sub-committee) hearing is scheduled to begin when the full committee ends – the full committee will begin on adjournment of the day’s House session. The hearing is a result of public anger, input and constant pressure.

I paste the testimony below. It’s good reading.

I took the liberty of inserting a link to a 2014 report from ScienceDirect.com titled *”Do non-citizens vote in elections?”

Thanks, YeSun

dak

Begin forwarded message:

From: Ye Sun Wiltse <y

Subject: Written Testimony: I Support HB 228 Amend state law to make LIMITED TERM credentials unacceptable as proper identification for voter ID – Clearly label Non-Citizen DL/ID cards.

Date: February 25, 2021 at 9:16:05 PM EST

To: “rick.williams@house.ga.gov” <rick.williams@house.ga.gov>, “lynn.smith@house.ga.gov” <lynn.smith@house.ga.gov>, “bonnie.rich@house.ga.gov” <bonnie.rich@house.ga.gov>, “chuck.martin@house.ga.gov” <chuck.martin@house.ga.gov>, “jan.jones@house.ga.gov” <jan.jones@house.ga.gov>, “houston.gaines@house.ga.gov” <houston.gaines@house.ga.gov>, “buddy.deloach@house.ga.gov” <buddy.deloach@house.ga.gov>, “shaw.blackmon@house.ga.gov” <shaw.blackmon@house.ga.gov>, “alan.powell@house.ga.gov” <alan.powell@house.ga.gov>, “barry.fleming@house.ga.gov” <barry.fleming@house.ga.gov>

Cc: David Ralston <david.ralston@house.ga.gov>

Reply-To: Ye Sun Wiltse <ye

Dear Republican members of the Special Committee on Election Integrity,

As I live in Evans, I am unable to attend any hearing on HB 228. Please consider this my written testimony and make it part of the record.

HB 228 is a simple bill that changes our law to insure that official ID credentials issued to foreign nationals are unacceptable at our polls. The bill also requires driver’s licenses and ID Cards issued to non-citizens to clearly state, “BEARER NOT A U.S. CITIZEN – NOT VOTER ID.” These would be commonsense adjustments in normal times, but after the chaos of the November elections, it is critical that this committee and the legislature pass HR 228 and send it to Gov. Kemp’s desk.

If the goal of this committee is to improve voters confidence in the election system, this bill should see a unanimous “do pass” vote.

The opponents of HB 228 claim that there is no evidence of non-citizens registering to vote, therefore, this legislation is not needed. *There are many documented cases of non-citizens voting since passing Motor Voter Act that was implemented in 1995 according to Associated Press, NPR and the Pew Center. For every documented case, there are likely hundreds if not thousands of cases that go unreported.

When people apply for Georgia driver’s license, the DDS automatically attempts to register them to vote. DDS personnel lack knowledge to discern the voting eligibility of the person receiving driver’s license because that is not and should not be their responsibility. That responsibility belongs to board of elections registrar. There are non-citizens who do not realize that they were registered to vote at the time they received driver’s license. Once they are inadvertently registered, they can be targeted by organizations to vote or apply for absentee ballots, and sometimes vote illegally.

I have heard some legislators and activists who oppose any Voter ID laws say marking drivers licenses and ID cards to show the holder is not an American citizen is somehow “offensive to immigrants”.

From this immigrant who is a naturalized citizen and a retired Army veteran, I wholeheartedly support HB 228. I was not born in the USA, but I am grateful everyday that I had a good fortune to immigrate to this wonderful country that afforded me opportunities I would have never had in my native country. I respect the rule of law and treasure many freedoms I enjoy. I value my voting rights and am determined to prevent a fraudulent vote to cancel my legal vote.

HB 228 is the simplest and clearest legislations I have read. I respectfully urge this committee to pass HB 228. Georgians are counting on you rebuild our confidence in Georgia’s election system.

Sincerely,

YeSun Wiltse

Evans GA

706-***-****

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SAVE

Electronic Immigration Status Verification

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