By D.A. King
GAfutures numbers have nine digits – just like an SSN.
Email response forwarded here from UNG, Jan 9, 2024.
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Thank you for reaching out. If a student does not provide a SSN, then GAfutures automatically assigns a nine-digit number (typically beginning with 777).
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Kindest,
Shawna D. Cohen, MBA
Assistant Director for Enrollment Services
University of North Georgia – Cumming Campus
Office Phone: 470-239-3105
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From:
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:59 AM
To: admissions-cmg <admissions-cmg@ung.edu>
Subject: GAFutures number question
My friend is undocumented and wants to know about the Dual Enrollment program.
As she has no SSN we see she can get a GA Futures number when she fills out the application for DE. Please tell us how many digits are in the GAFutures numbers? Are they spaced like Social Security numbers, please?
Thank you if you can help us understand.
Marietta
By D.A. King
SB 233 School choice legislation excludes illegal alien students — but not “parents.”
Click here to see the entire bill current as of today : LC 49 1473S
Note the LC # and line numbers will change if the language is adjusted. We predict exactly that.
For folks not accustomed to dealing with legislation, see line 72: “(a) A student shall qualify for a promise scholarship account under this chapter if:”
Then go down to lines 82 & 83: “The student does not meet any of the ineligibility criteria provided for in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-3-519.1; (This code section defines eligibility for scholarships and grants and yes, they used a double negative).
What does subsection (b) say about ineligibility?
This:(b) A student is ineligible for any scholarship or grant described in this part if the student:
By D.A. King
The below request for comment was sent to the Georgia Student Finance Commission at 7:13 PM on Dec. 27, 2023. I did not receive a reply.
GSFC
I am in hopes that your office can offer a comment or direction.
By D.A. King
What you hear if you call USCIS today:
“Thank you for calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. Para español, oprima el número dos. To ensure a high quality of service, we record our calls.
You are likely eligible to apply for an Employment Authorization Document, EAD, to legally work in the United States if you were recently paroled into the United States and that parole remains valid or you applied for asylum and that application has been pending for at least 150 days. If you have not already started the EAD application process, you can begin by creating a USCIS account online, and filing Form I-765. USCIS will mail your work permit to the address you provided in your application if your application is approved. If necessary, you can file a paper application for Form I-765 instead. Visit USCIS.gov/I-765.
DHS has announced new Family Reunification Parole Processes for certain nationals from Columbia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Ecuador and their immediate family members who have approved family based petitions filed on their behalf by a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident. For more information, please visit USCIS.gov/FRP. At any time during this call say “Privacy Notice” to listen to our Privacy Act Notice. I can understand complete sentences. So tell me, how can I help you?”
By D.A. King
May 2, 2024
Dear editor
Conservatives who are thrilled with the state legislature for passage of HB 1105, the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act should be aware of another bill passed in the just-ended session. SB 354 is legislation that begins a process of disassembling an entire system designed to make life difficult for illegal aliens in Georgia.
Because sorting out and rejecting illegal aliens in the process of issuing occupational licenses is a package deal, ending the licensing process also eliminates the check for illegal immigration status. SB 354 does exactly that for some low skilled workers in cosmetology and barbering industry. Sponsored by Sen. Larry Walker (R-Perry) and pushed by the usual “We want more workers!” suspects in the state Capitol, this business-first legislation will result in more illegal immigration into Georgia. Obedient Republican lawmakers passed SB 354 with only two of them voting against it. Neither of them represents Coastal Georgia. Not many Republican voters want Georgia to be a great place for illegals to “live, work and raise a family.” I can’t help but wonder what Laken Riley’s family thinks about this travesty.
Sadly, nobody should be surprised if Gov. Kemp proudly signs Walker’s dangerous bill into law while assuring us that it’s “good for business.” But it is well worth the effort to ask Kemp to veto this one. SB 354 should be a cause of great shame for Republican voters if they remain silent. Kemp’s Capitol office phone number is 404-656-1776
St. Marys (here)
(Note from D.A. – Mr. Trent is a DIS friend and a retired Senior Special Agent of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (USINS). He served on metropolitan area drug, and organized crime task forces for many years and supervised special agents assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force. In addition, he ten years as a uniformed Border Patrol agent assigned to both the northern and southern borders. Mr. Trent’s final career assignment was as the Assistant Director, Enforcement Training, U.S. Immigration Officer Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA. )
Contact info for the Georgia delegation in Washington DC here. Just click on their name.
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