Special note to Appling County Republicans Re: Rep Werkheiser and illegal immigration in GA - Say "NO!" to special treatment for illegals!

DACA has been ruled to be illegal several times in federal court. Illegal aliens with DACA are still illegal aliens!

Rep Werkheiser to speak to the Appling GOP Oct 19, 2023; He supports lower tuition for illegals than Americans & legal immigrants at our taxpayer-funded colleges

Dear fellow pro-enforcement conservatives at the Appling County GOP: You may want to ask Rep Werkheiser about his cosponsoring HB 131 by Dalton’s Rep. Kasey Carpenter along with a list of very liberal Democrats.

HB 131 is a bill that would give illegal aliens with Obama’s illegal DACA status lower tuition rates in Georgia’s public colleges than what Americans and legal immigrants from other states can pay. They are calling it “Opportunity Tuition.” The bill also relabels the illegal aliens as “Opportunity Students.” Carpenter and his cosponsors have decided to sell the bill as “workforce development” at the urging of dollar-first business interests.

In a committee hearing in February, a long list of far-left, anti-borders lobbyists testified in favor of the very California-like bill to pass. We spoke against it.

Here is the difference in instate tuition and out of state tuition at Kennesaw State University here in the Atlanta area. The DACA illegals in GA would only pay 10% more than the instate rate while Americans and legal immigrants from other states pay the full out-of-state rate.

Instate tuition rate: cost of full time course load (12 credit hours) – $2892.80
Out of state rate: cost of full-time course load (12 credit hours) – $8519.96

–>Difference in cost to students (per semester) between instate & out of state rate: $5627.16

* Difference in a typical 15 hour course load (per semester): $ 7034.00

Total difference in instate and out of state tuition rates if a student attends KSU for Spring, Summer and Fall semesters with 15 hours: $21,102.00.

Does Rep Werkheiser really want to put Americans and legal immigrants in line behind illegal aliens? (yes). Do you?

You can read HB 131 here. You are welcome to contact me for details.

Please ask Pat Tippett about my level of knowledge and reputation.

Please send a real pro-enforcement conservative to the Gold Dome in Atlanta? There is more…

Thank you,

D.A. King

President, The Dustin Inman Society

“Under President Joe Biden’s term, the VA has processed 161,000 medical and dental care claims for unauthorized migrants in 2022 while postponing medical care for U.S. veterans.”

Townhall

Sarah Arnold | December 03, 2023 10:30 AM

The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking heat for putting the care of illegal migrants first over the needs of those who fought for the United States.

Russ Duerstine, executive director of Concerned Veterans for America and a veteran of the United States Air Force, told Fox News Digital he is concerned much-needed care for veterans will be forfeited and instead given to migrants. The Department of Veterans Affairs and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly have an agreement to process claims for illegal migrant medical care.

Duerstine explained that the VA has had an internal agreement with the Health Service Corps (IHSC) since 2002 to provide processing. The organization noted that it is not the VA’s responsibility to offer or pay for healthcare.

Related reading: A second look at veteran priorities and how we treat illegal aliens

He said that Congress needs to launch an investigation to get more information on the agreement.

More on the process from Trending Politics:

When an illegal immigrant detained by ICE requires medical attention, they are usually treated on-site by medical specialists. If they require expert or emergency treatment, they may be moved to an independent private provider. In these circumstances, ICE enters into a contract with the VA’s Financial Service Center (VA-FSC) to execute payments to those providers. According to a July report, ICE has hundreds of letters of understanding in which the Health Service Corps (IHSC) of ICE will compensate clinicians at Medicare rates. The VA-FSC’s Healthcare Claims Processing System is used for this, which is a portal that allows clinicians to file and evaluate claims as well as access other services.

ICE has insisted that the VA does not pay for healthcare services for illegal aliens but instead sends funds to the VA-FSC for reimbursements. It noted that the IHSC spent roughly $352 million in FY23 on a “spectrum of healthcare services” to those in ICE custody.

However, the agreement sounded alarms for veterans’ supporters as well as ICE and Border Patrol personnel who are veterans, claiming they were not aware of it.

Darin Selnick, who worked as veterans’ affairs adviser on the Domestic Policy Council and as a senior adviser to the VA secretary during the Trump administration, said, “In my position, we would have stopped this because… read the entire article here.