Georgia Follows Arizona in Passing Broader Immigration Law
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Georgia passed a bill giving state law enforcement and businesses broader authority to identify undocumented immigrants, after a similar effort in Arizona was blocked by federal courts.
Under the legislation, police are allowed to verify the immigration status of people suspected of certain crimes and arrest those in the country illegally. It also would require businesses with at least 10 employees to use a federal database to check that new hires are authorized to work in the U.S.