College ban dropped from Georgia illegal immigration bill

Atlanta, GA- A provision of the Georgia Immigration bill that would prohibit an illegal immigrant from attending a public university has been dropped.

The sponsor of the bill, Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville has agreed to drop the provision because it is stalling the bills movement through the house. Loudermilk believes that there are other provisions which pertain to security and identification that he wants to be implemented.

“Instead of just jeopardizing all this when we didn’t have support for the education part. I told them to pull that off if we need to and move forward with the rest of it,” Loudermilk told Fox News.

The bill goes to the House floor on Thursday and then must pass the Senate. If the bill is passed undocumented residents who have not gotten legal documentation through an immigration attorney or on their own would not be eligible for public assistance such as food stamps or professional licenses.

The changes made to the bill are also intended to make the process or verifying a person’s legal status easier on the staff of public agencies. It would also define acceptable forms of identification. 

Many states are passing bills with the intention of reducing the number of illegal immigrants, which many see as a drain on public assistance. While Georgia has not included provisions that civil rights groups and immigration lawyers say can lead to racial profiling, the state is taking action to discourage illegals from taking up residency in the state.

Immigration attorneys can get the necessary documents for undocumented residents and allow them to fully take advantage of the benefits of citizenship.