Georgia cities to host immigrant hearings

“House Republicans wrangling with the Senate over immigration reform will bring the polarizing national debate to Georgia next month.

House leaders announced Thursday that eight committees would conduct about 20 hearings on various immigration issues in 12 states in August, including two in Georgia.

The House Education and Workforce Committee is scheduled to have a hearing Aug. 14 in Gainesville, the epicenter of the state’s chicken processing industry, a major employer of immigrants. The hearing will focus on the impact illegal immigration is having in the workplace.”

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