Ev Robinson in the Cherokee Tribune Ledger News: Letter - A Note to Georgia Republicans on illegal immigration

January 24, 2023

Opinion

A note on state government to my Republican friends:

Believe it or not, a bill passed last year in the Republican-managed Georgia Senate created a new, and additional, taxpayer-funded Adult Education program for the state that included illegal “migrants.” The eligibility parameters in SB 112 were that beneficiaries: “reside in this state; be 21 years of age or older; and have not attained a high school diploma.” Assuming an expert estimate of the illegal “migrant” population of Georgia (400,000) is accurate, the bill would likely have extended “welcome to Georgia” benefits to about 50,000 illegals.

Only one Republican in the Senate voted “no” on this lunacy.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R- Dallas) was promoted as the “Workforce EXCELeration” measure. Never mind that illegal aliens are not legally eligible to work anywhere in the U.S.

And most conservative voters aren’t going to sit quietly while a law is put in place that would allow illegal aliens to serve on a “school choice” oversight committee. But the GOP-pushed “School Choice” legislation (SB 233) does exactly that. It took years of pressure for the Republican sponsors to change the bill to exclude students in the country illegally from the proposed private school benefit. They need to do the same for parents.

The above examples are not from “elect me” promises you hear in campaign speeches, but it is happening under the Gold Dome while political “journalists” help keep the secret.

See also the little known “Dual Enrollment” program that puts high school students in college classes in the name of “expanding the workforce.” Taxpayers pay 100% of the tuition, plus books and fees. Illegal aliens are welcomed into the program. This while conservative activists battle every year to stop GOP legislation that would award in-state tuition in our public colleges to illegally present foreign students who have already graduated from our tax-funded high schools. Never mind that illegal aliens are not legally eligible to work anywhere in the U.S.

Then there is the ongoing Georgia “Registered Apprenticeship Program” (RAP) that allows employers to send employees to the state technical college system to be “upskilled” at taxpayer’s expense. The state will pay up to $50,000 to the employer who sends workers to be trained. What a deal!

As has been uncovered by pro-enforcement immigration activist D.A. King (see ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com), there is nothing in the state law that created the RAP that excludes either illegally present employees or employers. Never mind that illegal aliens are not generally eligible to work anywhere in the U.S.

Dear Republican legislators and neighbors: This conservative, independent, pro-borders, Black American wants to vote GOP for state level candidates. Please provide some incentive.

Everett Robinson

Canton

Ev is a founding member of the Dustin Inman Society board of advisors.

—>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.