Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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The push for a comprehensive immigration law continues in our nation’s capital. The goal: Adopt a credible, bipartisan plan. Today, the president of the Georgia Farm Bureau calls Senate Bill 744 imperfect but necessary so crops won’t rot in the fields. Meanwhile, a Tea Party Patriot raises numerous concerns about the proposed legislation.

Guest columnists:

Farmers need immigration bill by Zippy Duvall

Enforce laws and secure borders by Debbie Dooley

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