The Georgia House has passed a bill aimed at cracking down on illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the state. But the bill’s passage has brought with it claims that the legislation requires police to arrest “immigrants” and that it perpetuates harmful stereotypes about them.
“Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student’s killing,” The Associated Press originally reported on Feb. 29. The piece’s headline was later corrected to read, “Georgia House passes bill requiring jailers to identify and hold immigrants after student’s killing.”
Claims have also been made that the bill would “violate constitutional freedoms, ignore the needs of local communities, and perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Latinos and immigrants,” according to a statement from the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials…
