03-20-2011, 02:34 AM
"The growth of the Hispanic population in metro Atlanta nearly doubled since the 2000 census, outpacing the huge Hispanic population surge statewide, despite the slump in the housing industry that employed many Hispanics.
Enlarge photo Miguel Martinez/Mundo Hispanico The Hispanic population grew 96 percent in Georgia between 2000 and 2010, with more than a 152 percent increase in Gwinnett County; about 100 percent in Clayton County; and about 80 percent in Cobb, the Census numbers show.
In a core nine-county metro area, the Hispanic population grew from 247,477 in the 2000 census, to 477,891, a jump of over 93 percent.
State-wide, Hispanics accounted for 853,689, or 8.8 percent of all Georgians.
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The numbers surprised some leaders in the Hispanic community who believe, based in part on anecdotal information, that the local Hispanic population had declined as jobs went away with the housing bust.
They also said the lack of a hard count and only an estimate (approximately 820,000 statewide) from the U.S. Census Bureau during the peak of the housing boom could mean thousands of Hispanics, many of them illegal immigrants, could have come and gone from the state and metro area between 2000 and 2010.
Census-takers did not ask respondents whether they were in the country illegally.
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An immigration bill, considered in the Georgia Legislature this session that would ban noncitizens from colleges, failed. But another bill that would require law enforcement to check immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants and require E-verify for employers is still in place in the final weeks of the session.
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Former state senator and Hispanic Sam Zamarripa said Thursday the near doubling of the state’s Hispanic population, despite all the politics around the issue of immigration, bodes well for Georgia economy.
“That’s a lot of buying power for groceries, cars and goods that drive commerce,” he said. “It’s a lot of home owners, apartment rents and people who pay property taxes and help our cities. We are just getting a glimpse at the remarkable contribution this community is making to our state.”
Source: ajc.com
This is fucked up. We can't keep them out of colleges here, so now illegals can displace American citizens. You folks just wait until they invade your state if they haven't yet. Because they will. The only benefit comes from illegals paying small amounts of income tax and not claiming it for refunds. But that isn't really a benefit because they use more than their fair share of state aid.
Our country is betraying its citizens by not taking a hard stand on this issue.
Enlarge photo Miguel Martinez/Mundo Hispanico The Hispanic population grew 96 percent in Georgia between 2000 and 2010, with more than a 152 percent increase in Gwinnett County; about 100 percent in Clayton County; and about 80 percent in Cobb, the Census numbers show.
In a core nine-county metro area, the Hispanic population grew from 247,477 in the 2000 census, to 477,891, a jump of over 93 percent.
State-wide, Hispanics accounted for 853,689, or 8.8 percent of all Georgians.
...
The numbers surprised some leaders in the Hispanic community who believe, based in part on anecdotal information, that the local Hispanic population had declined as jobs went away with the housing bust.
They also said the lack of a hard count and only an estimate (approximately 820,000 statewide) from the U.S. Census Bureau during the peak of the housing boom could mean thousands of Hispanics, many of them illegal immigrants, could have come and gone from the state and metro area between 2000 and 2010.
Census-takers did not ask respondents whether they were in the country illegally.
...
An immigration bill, considered in the Georgia Legislature this session that would ban noncitizens from colleges, failed. But another bill that would require law enforcement to check immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants and require E-verify for employers is still in place in the final weeks of the session.
...
Former state senator and Hispanic Sam Zamarripa said Thursday the near doubling of the state’s Hispanic population, despite all the politics around the issue of immigration, bodes well for Georgia economy.
“That’s a lot of buying power for groceries, cars and goods that drive commerce,” he said. “It’s a lot of home owners, apartment rents and people who pay property taxes and help our cities. We are just getting a glimpse at the remarkable contribution this community is making to our state.”
Source: ajc.com
This is fucked up. We can't keep them out of colleges here, so now illegals can displace American citizens. You folks just wait until they invade your state if they haven't yet. Because they will. The only benefit comes from illegals paying small amounts of income tax and not claiming it for refunds. But that isn't really a benefit because they use more than their fair share of state aid.
Our country is betraying its citizens by not taking a hard stand on this issue.