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Monday, September 10, 2007
Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Huntsville copies Gwinnett’s anti-illegal immigration law
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Beginning Oct. 1, contractors looking for work from the government of Madison County, Ala., will have to abide by the same anti-illegal immigration policies that the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners adopted in June.
Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks told the Huntsville Times a couple of weeks ago that the ordinance he drafted was specifically modeled after Gwinnett’s amended purchasing ordinance.
Among changes approved by the Gwinnett commissioners on June 26, all county contractors must verify that all of their employees are legal U.S. residents. The changed ordinance also empowers county auditors to periodically inspect the records of these companies and interview their workers.
Some contractors initially balked at Gwinnett’s ordinance over the employee-verification requirements, which they considered difficult, if not impossible, to comply with.
A friendly follow-up interpretation of the ordinance by county staff allayed many of the contractors’ concerns.
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