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Karolina Dean...Big money STILL weaves a mighty web...
Nov 13, 2012, 8:06:19 PM11/13/12
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Hundreds of health care workers in Georgia are losing their licenses
to practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in
the state.
The law requires everyone — no matter where they were born — to prove
their citizenship or legal residency to renew their professional
licenses.
With too few state workers to process the extra paperwork, licenses
for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals are
expiring.
Lisa Durden with the secretary of state's office says renewing a
license used to be a straightforward process and most applications
whizzed through. Now, they crawl.
Enactment of the law coincided with budget cuts that reduced the
office staff by 40 percent.
Kelly Farr, Georgia's deputy secretary of state, says 600 nurses alone
have fallen through the cracks. "There's nothing more frustrating than
getting that call from the desperate nurse, knowing ... she's being
slowed down because we literally don't have enough people to click the
approve button," Farr said.
While the secretary of state handles licensing of nurses, pharmacists,
and veterinarians, Georgia's medical board is in charge of doctors,
physician assistants and even acupuncturists. It's the same story
there.
Director LaSharn Hughes says she sent 41,000 letters of notification
out on a recent Thursday. "And by Monday, we'd burned up a fax
machine," Hughes said. "We didn't have the staff. We didn't have the
equipment."
Phones go unanswered. Paperwork piles up. And processing delays,
coupled with confusion over the new rules, mean lots of expired
licenses.
Hughes estimates about 1,300 doctors and other medical practitioners
have lost their legal ability to work. Some didn't submit the required
paperwork. Others are stuck in the backlog of applications that
haven't been processed yet.
Donald Palmisano Jr. executive director of the Medical Association of
Georgia, says the law fixes a problem that never existed — at least
not among doctors. "We're not aware of any undocumented immigrants
that are physicians," Palmisano said.
Even D.A. King, an outspoken activist and critic of illegal
immigration who helped write the law, agrees. King says the law
protects Georgia jobs, but even he believes some parts of the
legislation need fixing. A bill that addressed some of the law's
shortcomings died in the last legislative session.
"I am not only outraged, but sincerely disappointed and puzzled that
our repair legislation was not allowed a vote," King says.
Legislative sponsors of the law didn't respond to interview requests.
Neither did Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
For now, state licensing offices will keep plowing through the mail
containing copies of passports and birth certificates, then checking
them against a list of acceptable documents.
But that's where the vetting ends, confirms Kelly Farr and Lisa Durden
of the secretary of state's office. The law says nothing about making
sure the documents are genuine. "We really don't have a way to do
that," says Durden.
State officials say the new document requirements haven't uncovered
any undocumented immigrants.
Instead, officials say they hope the process itself may discourage
people in the country illegally from trying to get licenses in the
first place.
to practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in
the state.
The law requires everyone — no matter where they were born — to prove
their citizenship or legal residency to renew their professional
licenses.
With too few state workers to process the extra paperwork, licenses
for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals are
expiring.
Lisa Durden with the secretary of state's office says renewing a
license used to be a straightforward process and most applications
whizzed through. Now, they crawl.
Enactment of the law coincided with budget cuts that reduced the
office staff by 40 percent.
Kelly Farr, Georgia's deputy secretary of state, says 600 nurses alone
have fallen through the cracks. "There's nothing more frustrating than
getting that call from the desperate nurse, knowing ... she's being
slowed down because we literally don't have enough people to click the
approve button," Farr said.
While the secretary of state handles licensing of nurses, pharmacists,
and veterinarians, Georgia's medical board is in charge of doctors,
physician assistants and even acupuncturists. It's the same story
there.
Director LaSharn Hughes says she sent 41,000 letters of notification
out on a recent Thursday. "And by Monday, we'd burned up a fax
machine," Hughes said. "We didn't have the staff. We didn't have the
equipment."
Phones go unanswered. Paperwork piles up. And processing delays,
coupled with confusion over the new rules, mean lots of expired
licenses.
Hughes estimates about 1,300 doctors and other medical practitioners
have lost their legal ability to work. Some didn't submit the required
paperwork. Others are stuck in the backlog of applications that
haven't been processed yet.
Donald Palmisano Jr. executive director of the Medical Association of
Georgia, says the law fixes a problem that never existed — at least
not among doctors. "We're not aware of any undocumented immigrants
that are physicians," Palmisano said.
Even D.A. King, an outspoken activist and critic of illegal
immigration who helped write the law, agrees. King says the law
protects Georgia jobs, but even he believes some parts of the
legislation need fixing. A bill that addressed some of the law's
shortcomings died in the last legislative session.
"I am not only outraged, but sincerely disappointed and puzzled that
our repair legislation was not allowed a vote," King says.
Legislative sponsors of the law didn't respond to interview requests.
Neither did Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
For now, state licensing offices will keep plowing through the mail
containing copies of passports and birth certificates, then checking
them against a list of acceptable documents.
But that's where the vetting ends, confirms Kelly Farr and Lisa Durden
of the secretary of state's office. The law says nothing about making
sure the documents are genuine. "We really don't have a way to do
that," says Durden.
State officials say the new document requirements haven't uncovered
any undocumented immigrants.
Instead, officials say they hope the process itself may discourage
people in the country illegally from trying to get licenses in the
first place.
BUZZKILL
Nov 13, 2012, 10:44:12 PM11/13/12
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"Karolina Dean...Big money STILL weaves a mighty web..."
<platniu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:635e8b2c-807f-4119...@nl3g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...
> Hundreds of health care workers in Georgia are losing their licenses
> to practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in
> the state.
>
> The law requires everyone � no matter where they were born � to prove
> to practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in
> the state.
>
> not among doctors. "We're not aware of any undocumented immigrants
> that are physicians," Palmisano said.
>
> Even D.A. King, an outspoken activist and critic of illegal
> immigration who helped write the law, agrees. King says the law
> protects Georgia jobs, but even he believes some parts of the
> legislation need fixing. A bill that addressed some of the law's
> shortcomings died in the last legislative session.
>
> "I am not only outraged, but sincerely disappointed and puzzled that
> our repair legislation was not allowed a vote," King says.
>
> Legislative sponsors of the law didn't respond to interview requests.
> Neither did Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
>
> For now, state licensing offices will keep plowing through the mail
> containing copies of passports and birth certificates, then checking
> them against a list of acceptable documents.
>
> But that's where the vetting ends, confirms Kelly Farr and Lisa Durden
> of the secretary of state's office. The law says nothing about making
> sure the documents are genuine. "We really don't have a way to do
> that," says Durden.
>
> State officials say the new document requirements haven't uncovered
> any undocumented immigrants.
>
> Instead, officials say they hope the process itself may discourage
> people in the country illegally from trying to get licenses in the
> first place.
How hard is it to get a birth certificate? I live in a different state than
> that are physicians," Palmisano said.
>
> Even D.A. King, an outspoken activist and critic of illegal
> immigration who helped write the law, agrees. King says the law
> protects Georgia jobs, but even he believes some parts of the
> legislation need fixing. A bill that addressed some of the law's
> shortcomings died in the last legislative session.
>
> "I am not only outraged, but sincerely disappointed and puzzled that
> our repair legislation was not allowed a vote," King says.
>
> Legislative sponsors of the law didn't respond to interview requests.
> Neither did Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
>
> For now, state licensing offices will keep plowing through the mail
> containing copies of passports and birth certificates, then checking
> them against a list of acceptable documents.
>
> But that's where the vetting ends, confirms Kelly Farr and Lisa Durden
> of the secretary of state's office. The law says nothing about making
> sure the documents are genuine. "We really don't have a way to do
> that," says Durden.
>
> State officials say the new document requirements haven't uncovered
> any undocumented immigrants.
>
> Instead, officials say they hope the process itself may discourage
> people in the country illegally from trying to get licenses in the
> first place.
I was born in, and all I had to do is go online, pay something like $15, and
I got my certificate in less than a week. Unless Georgia requires something
other than a birth certificate to prove residency. When I switched my
drivers license over to the state that I currently live in, I had to show
them my birth certificate (a law that would be unnecessary if not for all
the illegals invading our country.) I tend to lean left on most issues, but
I'm staunchly conservative on illegal immigration (and gun rights.)
Gulley's Foil
Nov 13, 2012, 11:29:50 PM11/13/12
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Re: Georgia is getting what they asked for
Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 9:44pm (EST-1)
From: wat...@yahoo.com (BUZZKILL)
"Karolina Dean...Big money STILL weaves a mighty web..."
<platniu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hundreds of health care workers in Georgia are losing their licenses to
practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in the
state.
The law requires everyone — no matter where they were born — to
<platniu...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hundreds of health care workers in Georgia are losing their licenses to
practice because of a problem created by a new immigration law in the
state.
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Nov 14, 2012, 1:52:56 PM11/14/12
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On Nov 13, 11:35 pm, BillV2...@webtv.net (Gulley's Foil) wrote:
> Re: Georgia is getting what they asked for
>
> Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 9:44pm (EST-1)
> From: wat...@yahoo.com (BUZZKILL)
> "Karolina Dean...Big money STILL weaves a mighty web..."<platniumtang...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> Re: Georgia is getting what they asked for
>
> Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 9:44pm (EST-1)
> From: wat...@yahoo.com (BUZZKILL)
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