June 7, 2010 in Immigration Law
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Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who has sponsored a proposed Pennsylvania immigration bill similar to Arizona’s controversial law, has defended it saying that it will not result in racial profiling. The proposed immigration legislation – House Bill 2478 – will create new state offenses for being in the country illegally, for human trafficking and for applying for [...]
April 8, 2010 in Immigration Law
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The Hispanic immigrant population in Gwinett and Cobb counties is shrinking as stepped-up law enforcement and brutal economic conditions take their toll. Last year, Gwinnet County law enforcement officials began screening prisoners on immigration status, becoming the fourth county in the state to do so. Undocumented inmates are being held for processing by federal immigration [...]
