OPINION
Feb. 15, 2024
I offer a well-deserved word of thanks to Republican state Rep. Jesse Petrea of Savannah for his courage in standing up for enforcement of Georgia’s laws against dangerous “sanctuary city” policies. While the topic seems to be mostly off limits in today’s GOP state politics, illegal immigration is very much a Georgia issue. More people should be reminding Gov. Kemp and their state lawmakers of that obvious fact.
Illegal aliens are murdering, raping and molesting innocent Georgians while we boast of being No. 1 for business and turn a blind eye to the employment magnet that pulls illegals into our state.
Petrea is working hard to see his HB 1105 become law. He calls it the “Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act.”
It is aimed at inserting real penalties into two state laws that already prohibit law enforcement agencies from refusing to report illegal aliens in their custody to federal immigration authorities. Yes, believe it or not, we have state laws that effect law enforcement officers that have no meaningful penalties. There is widespread violation.
As a retired Border Patrol agent and senior INS special agent, I salute him and the cosponsors on HB 1105. And I dare the Republicans who run the legislature to not pass it into law. I hope others will do the same.
Robert Trent
St. Marys
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