Immigration Politics - Georgia: Only a handful of proposed Georgia immigration bills still viable

Only a handful of proposed Georgia immigration bills still viable :: The Republic: "Big immigration bills have cleared each chamber of the Georgia Legislature. But a number of smaller measures have failed to advance and may be stalled for this session.

Of nearly a dozen immigration-related bills, only three cleared either the House or Senate by crossover day, the deadline by which legislation is supposed to pass at least one chamber.

The Senate and House passed separate bills that require many employers to use a federal database to check the immigration status of new hires. They would also authorize law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of criminal suspects who can't produce an accepted form of identification.

A bill that makes driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol a felony on the first conviction only for illegal immigrants cleared the Senate.

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