Georgia GOP should emulate Oklahoma Republicans on reaping funding from underground economy to raise pay for law enforcement

Opinion

Written by D.A. King

Lobbyist pressure against new $100 million annual revenue source

Georgia State House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has proposed a bonus payment to local law enforcement in a $75 million funding package.

We don’t think that goes nearly far enough to help the brave men and women who risk – and lose – their lives fighting the growing crime in Georgia. But across the board raises are apparently out of the question because of the usual reason…funding.

We have a funding solution.

While it is largely ignored in political circles, there is an enormous amount of money leaving Georgia every year before it can circulate in the state economy.

There exists a proven method to tap into that money and the majority of new revenue would come from drug dealers and illegal aliens.

We have been telling Georgians for years that this vast, untapped source of new revenue is readily available if the Republican-ruled House can find the courage to defy the powerful illegal alien lobby and the money transfer lobby. Oklahoma Republicans passed and implemented this system more than a decade ago.

Georgia voters should be asking why Governor Kemp and all concerned under the Gold Dome are ignoring this proven successful process that would create a new revenue stream estimated to add about $100 million to the Georgia coffers annually. You read that correctly. $100 million. Every year.

The new revenue stream would come without costing Georgia tax-filers a penny.

What is it? A small, 100% refundable fee on funds wired out of Georgia, that taxpayers/filers could easily recoup on their state tax returns.

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House Speaker David Ralston

In simple terms, it goes like this: Let’s say you wire $1,000.00 to Aunt Tilly in South Carolina to help with her upcoming surgery costs. When you send the helpful payment out, the wire service would add on a small extra fee  (around 2%) – which you would get back when you file your tax return or a simple, short form explaining that you are not required to file a return because of low income.

The wire transfer agency would be compensated for the collection effort.

The same fee would be added to the money that illegal aliens and drug dealers (and both) send back home from Georgia.

The government of Mexico alone received about $41 billion mostly American dollars last year in what is known as “remittances.” That is more money than Mexico made on oil revenues. Domingo Ramos Medina, a noted economist in Tijuana, says American government assistance that included U.S. stimulus checks and unemployment helped many families in Mexico stay afloat during quarantine.

Georgia has more illegal aliens than Oklahoma and many more than Arizona. We don’t have figures on how many American dollars are sent out of Georgia by drug dealers, but Atlanta is a known terminus for that insidious organized crime.

The income for the state in this proven plan comes from the fact that the huge majority of illegal aliens and drug dealers do not file a tax return. So they would not get back the wire transfer fee that paid in. That money would go into the Georgia budget. Get it?

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The liberal Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper has inaccurately reported that the fully refundable wire transfer fee would be a “tax” and that it would only apply to foreigners sending money to their home countries. And they didn’t seem to like the idea that it would affect illegal aliens. The truth is that the refundable wire transfer fee would apply to everyone who wired money out of Georgia regardless of its final destination.

Everyone who files a state tax return or special short-form can get the fee back.

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To illustrate the constant growth in revenue this idea has produced in Oklahoma since it became law, we posted collections by year (to 2019) since it began here from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

Readers who want to help should ask Gov. Kemp (404-656-1776), Speaker Ralston (404-656-5020) and their own state Republican House Reps when they will do what Oklahoma has already done.

The new revenue should be dedicated to helping our state and local law enforcement.

D.A. King is president of the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society and an independent voter. Follow him on Twitter @DAKDIS

The views and beliefs expressed are the author’s and do not necessarily represent Fetch Your News (FYN).

Illegal immigration: Georgia’s Gov Brian Kemp rebuked by metro-Atlanta county Republicans

Opinion

Written by D.A. King.

Cobb County Republican Party passes resolution in special meeting

We are informed that metro-Atlanta’s Cobb County Republican Party has passed a resolution rebuking Gov. Brian Kemp (R) for his silence on Georgia’s illegal immigration crisis.

“Governor Kemp has betrayed President Trump, pro-enforcement voters, and since becoming Chief Executive has defiantly ignored illegal immigration and his related campaign pledges” goes the Cobb resolution reportedly passed in a special meeting held on Saturday at Marietta’s party headquarters. We are told that recent county convention ended before resolutions could be considered – thus Saturday’s special meeting.

The text of the Kemp resolution sent here by CCRP officials matches the draft we created and distributed in April. We are waiting a promised signed copy of the document as passed.

Cobb Republicans recently elected new leadership and the organization has apparently undergone a notable change on what is allowed as “an issue.” We applaud the new direction. We are ecstatic that Kemp has been noted for his #BigTruckTrick.

There is more to this story and from what we understand, people to thank include Resolution Committee Chairman Michael Optiz, Resolution Committee member Hugh Norris, Cobb’s Jan Barton and CCRP Chair Salliegh Grubbs. We are hopeful the matter will be part of the upcoming Republican state convention. In answer to the question “on what issue is Georgia’s liberal media happy to assist Republican politicians? – we do not look for much (any) Georgia traditional media coverage of the Cobb resolution.

The Dustin Inman Society has put up a counter page tracking the approximate number of days since Kemp went silent on illegal immigration in Georgia and his very detailed campaign promises.

Republican Brian Kemp lost Cobb County to Stacey Abrams in 2018. According to Migration policy Institute, Cobb ranks fourth in its population of illegal aliens in Georgia.

Pro-enforcement activists note that Kemp’s announced Republican primary challengers are as mum on the state’s illegal immigration crisis as he is.

D.A. King is president of the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society and proprietor of ImmigrationPoliticsGA.com

A version of this report was originally posted on the NewDustinInmanSociety.org website.

Gov Kemp signs disputed interstate compact bills: An open letter to (most of) Georgia’s Republican lawmakers

Opinion

Written by: D.A. King

“To be clear, I am not in the camp that trusts Gov. Kemp on illegal immigration statements.”

Dear Georgia Republican state legislators,

The professional licensing compacts you voted for in the 2021 General Assembly are apparently now something of “an issue”. We hope our work from here is connected to your increased interest in and investigation of these bills and how they may effect illegal immigration in Georgia.

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Interstate compacts are new to us. But along with other illegal immigration-related code sections, I helped create, improve and defend, I have been working on OCGA 50-36 -1 since 2006.

I first noticed HB 34 on the morning of Feb 25 – just hours before it passed the House. After a quick but careful read of the lengthy bill, I sent out emails to several House members alerting them to possible problems the proposed compact may create with the existing eligibility verification system for public benefits. I also called and emailed the Speaker’s office. I confirmed receipt of my email.

I pasted the text of my original Feb. 25 email into the first blog post done on HB 34. I hope you have seen examples of my time-consuming write-ups on these bills. I assure you this was not done out of boredom.

A House member who I have known for years followed up on my concerns in February. “…I went to legislative counsel on HB 34 and you were right, D.A…..” I wanted to be wrong.

I also became aware of HB 268 and shortly afterward, HB395. I knew the Georgia Chamber of Commerce was pushing the compacts contained in this legislation and that these agreements could affect illegal immigration. There are no examples of the GA Chamber advocating on the side of immigration enforcement available to send you.

After the House passed all three of the bills, I sent notes to several members of the senate – including the Senate Majority Leader – asking for line numbers on language that would eliminate my fears that the interstate compacts would reduce security on immigration verification. The only response I received was from my own senator. There was no citation of language that would alleviate my fears. I also personally asked several interested Georgians to ask for the same information from their own senators. I have not talked to anyone who even received a reply.

I also learned about the GORRC and the involvement of the Georgia Secretary of State office in the council’s procedure in consideration of the compact legislation. I continued to pursue the hope that somebody in power would cite language I may have overlooked in the bills to remove my concerns that illegal aliens could access the professional licenses covered in the measures. I spoke to an official in the SoS office, sent a request for comment of information – and again asked for citation of a line number to language that would remove my fears. There was no response other than confirmation of receipt.

I now see a May 6, 2021 opinion letter from legislative counsel to a House member who apparently asked the same question another House member asked about HB 34 in February. This time the opinion is that the sentence “nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of any member state that in not inconsistent with the Compact” represents language that preserves the current system of immigration verification.

I read the cited sentence several times in my review of the bills. I do not agree that it will automatically result in use of verification system – including the affidavit process – in processing applications for professional licenses from applicants with existing credentials from other states. But it is my fervent hope that the most recent opinion reflects how the new laws will be actually be implemented….

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