Comments on: Welcome to Ghost Town, Georgia

By: D.A. King

D.A. King — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:12:36 +0000

maybe a glance at USC 8 1324 would help shed some light here?

http://www.mnforsustain.org/immigration_hiring_law_excerpts_from_us_code.htm

By: CHelf

CHelf — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:21:43 +0000

Well they’re not filing state or federal taxes, payroll, no 1099′s, etc. So I’d say state and federal governments can get them on tax evasion. I’m sure there are more laws that could easily be brought out. The point is a few here seem to have no problem calling on the rule of law but only half of the rule of law seems to be enforced.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:47:51 +0000

Is there a law (federal or state) that prohibits using illegal aliens for emplyment?

By: shep1975

shep1975 — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:35:10 +0000

Is there any way to prosecute the idiot who was renting his trailor park properties to illegals? If not, Chip, I think you have a bill for the next session. Knowingly harboring a drug dealer, a armed robber, etc. is a crime, why shouldn’t this be?

By: CHelf

CHelf — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:49:30 +0000

Considering it’s only one poultry plant, I’d say you’re right about the price of chicken. Do this across the state and then see what happens.

I’d go out on a limb and say that none of the businesses and any employers have and will be punished for breaking the law. Strike one up for amnesty here. For those who are leading this charge, no one seems to be making sure ALL lawbreakers are being punished. The silence is deafening.

By: John Douglas

John Douglas — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:03:02 +0000

Well done.

By: atlantaman

atlantaman — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:07:37 +0000

“Business has dried up at stores where Mexican laborers once lined up to buy food, beer and cigarettes just weeks ago.”

Depending on where you do business and what type of business you are in there are all sorts of unique and inherent risks. Owning a business where the majority of your revenues come from illegal aliens would definitely be a risk you would have try to quantify when developing a business plan.

By: chrisishardcore

chrisishardcore — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:10:37 +0000

I am going to go out on a limb and say one enforcing the law at one chicken plant out of thousands will not affect the price of chicken.

By: ChipRogers

ChipRogers — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 01:19:31 +0000

I am going to go out on a limb here and predict the price of Chicken will not go up because we actually enforced the law.

By: Jason Pye

Jason Pye — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:34:14 +0000

And this is supposed to be a bad thing?
It was posted for debate and information.

By: rightonpeachtree

rightonpeachtree — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:30:41 +0000

And, SHOCKER, they actually raised wages and got new employees. Wow, the rules of macroeconomics do work when you remove illegal immigrants. Need workers…pay more…get workers. Perhaps we CAN survive without absorbing all of Mexico.

And even though it’s Fox News, they still had to quote every sympathetic person they could find. The trailer park owner who lost all his tenants. The lady who took in an illegal’s kid when the kid’s loving mom dumped him off. The convenience store owners who now have to deal with overstocks of cigarettes and beer.

By: housecreek

housecreek — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:19:13 +0000

And this is supposed to be a bad thing?