GAINESVILLE - For the second time in one week, a Congressional committee will hold a hearing in Gainesville on Monday - this time on immigration. A few days ago, Lake Lanier and the tri-state water war were examined by a Congressional panel that met in Gainesville.
Monday's hearing is one in a series the House Education & the Workforce Committee is holding nationwide to examine key aspects of and proposed changes to U.S. border security and enforcement, with a particular focus on the U.S. workforce.
Georgia U.S. Reps. Charle Norwood, Tom Price and Nathan Deal will lead the session, which begins at 11:00 at the federal courthouse.
It will focus on the impact of illegal immigration on the wages of American workers, while examining wage-related provisions of both the House and Senate immigration proposals. At a hearing held last month in Washington, the House Education & the Workforce Committee heard concerns of witnesses about a requirement in the Senate immigration bill that would force some employers to pay guest-workers prevailing wages, even if the same right is not extended to American workers doing the same job in the same city.
As of Thursday, the witness list included:
Gary Black
President
Georgia Agribusiness Council
Commerce, Georgia (B;ack is also the Republican nominee for state Agriculture Commissioner)
Phil Kent
National Spokesman
Americans for Immigration Control
Atlanta, Georgia
D.A. King
President
Dustin Inman Society
Marietta, Georgia
Hon. Chip Pearson
Georgia State Senator
Dawsonville, Georgia
Dr. Jeffrey Wenger, PhD
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Other people planning to testify may be added.
Sunday
January 19th, 2025
12:41PM
