Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The vote was 3-2 against the proposal.
Contractors who want to do business with Cobb County will not be required to apply for certification through a federal program intended to stop undocumented workers from obtaining employment through fraudulent means. It was standing-room only at the Cobb County administration building Tuesday night. And despite passionate arguments from speaker after speaker in favor of the proposed code change, county commissioners decided that the federal IMAGE program was not the best way to solve unemployment or the issue of illegal workers in Cobb. "That objective can be obtained through quite a few different ways," Chairman Tim Lee said before the board voted 3-2 against the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Mutual Agreement between …
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They will meet at 7 p.m. tonight.
Cobb commissioners tonight are expected to vote on a proposed code change that supporters say will ensure jobs paid for with taxpayer dollars go to legal U.S. citizens. Under the proposal, contractors who do business with Cobb County would be required to apply for certification through the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers program, commonly referred to as IMAGE. It's all part of an effort to ensure that employers comply with federal immigration and employment guidelines. Cobb experienced a public relations nightmare during the construction of the new Cobb courthouse after information surfaced that a contractor on the project had not verified the status of his employees. Despite…
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Friday, February 1, 2013
President Obama and members of Congress are among those who have brought forth immigration reform proposals this week. Tell us who you believe has the better plans.
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Friday, February 1
Immigration reform came to the forefront of the American political realm this week, with several leaders putting forth plans that could lead to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States. The first move this week was made by a group of Republican and Democratic senators Monday. The Associated Press reports that the group with their plan aims to first increase the country’s borders before laying down a path to citizenship. President Barack Obama presented the highlights of his proposals on Tuesday. While both his and the senators’ plans call for establishment of a way to allow illegal immigrants to pursue citizenship, the president is not proposing tying the citizenship component to border …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
"We’re glad this odyssey is finally over,” her attorney told the Associated Press.
A Cobb County Superior Court judge has dismissed the criminal case against Jessica Colotl, the Kennesaw State University graduate whose 2010 arrest for a minor traffic violation sparked debate about illegal immigrants in public colleges. Defense lawyer Jerome Lee today told the Associated Press that Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley granted a request to toss a felony false swearing charge against Colotl. As recently as September, she refused to do so even though Colotl completed a pretrial diversion program to avoid conviction for lying to authorities about her address during that 2010 arrest. At the time, Staley said Colotl's misdemeanor conviction for driving without a valid license “consistently disqualified entry into the …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Tuesday, Cobb District Attorney Pat Head reminded Superior Court Judge Mary Staley that her own sister was admitted to the same pretrial diversion program that she said Jessica Colotl wasn't qualified to enter.
Even though Jessica Colotl completed a pretrial diversion program, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley last month refused to sign off on ending prosecution of the Kennesaw State University graduate whose 2010 arrest for a minor traffic violation brought national attention to the issue of illegal immigrants in public colleges. Colotl's misdemeanor conviction for driving without a valid license “consistently disqualified entry into the Cobb County diversion program,” Staley explained in her Sept. 24 order. “The court believes all similarly situated defendants should be treated in the same manner.” Tuesday, Cobb County District Attorney Pat Head reminded the judge that Staley's own sister was admitted to the same program despite …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Cobb District Attorney Pat Head, who is expected to file a motion this week in the case, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he believes "current law prohibits prosecuting this case further."
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley refused to toss a felony charge against Jessica Colotl, the Kennesaw State University graduate whose 2010 arrest for a minor traffic violation brought national attention to the issue of illegal immigrants in public colleges. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cobb District Attorney Pat Head this week will file a motion in the case. Because Colotl did "everything she was required to do" as part of an agreement that his office made with her, the false swearing charge should be dismissed, Head told the AJC. Colotl completed a pretrial diversion program in February to avoid a conviction for lying to authorities about her address during that 2010 arrest. The program included 150 hours of …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Kennesaw State University graduate has been granted a third one-year deferment.
Kennesaw State University graduate and illegal immigrant Jessica Colotl will remain in the country for another year, reported the Atlanta-Journal Constitution Monday. Colotl, whose 2010 arrest brought national attention to the issue of illegal immigrants in public colleges and who now faces a standing deportation order, was granted a third one-year deferment this month allowing her to stay in the country. She will apply for another reprieve next year, immigration attorney Charles Kuck told the AJC. Due to the deportation order, Colotl cannot apply for legal permanent residency unless there is federal immigration reform, or she returns to Mexico for 10 years and applies for a visa, Kuck told the AJC. Colotl was arrested in spring of 2010 …
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Georgia starts 2012 with new immigration-related rules at work and public agencies, a new 911 fee on cell service, and the spread of golf cart living.
The new year brings the next phase in Georgia’s anti-immigration law, a new fee for prepaid cellphone service and the prospect for golf carts rolling through city streets statewide. Most laws in Georgia go into effect when they are signed by the governor or July 1, the start of the state’s fiscal year, but Jan. 1 has some legislative significance—particularly if you’re a doctor with a 7-year-old child and you want to drive your golf cart to the hospital where you employ more than 500 people in a drought-stricken area that hopes for a tech-driven economic revival. Read Patch’s rundown of the legal meaning of today, and it will all make sense (click on each bill number to read the full legislation). H.B. 87, the Illegal Immigration Reform …
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5:43 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
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