FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2006 |
CONTACT: Steve Forde Telephone: (202) 225-4527 |
U.S. Reps. Charlie Norwood, Tom Price, Nathan Deal to Lead Hearing on Impact of Immigration on Worker Wages Monday August 14 in Gainesville, Georgia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, August 14, 2006 at 11am (ET), the U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA), will hold a hearing on “Immigration: Economic Impact on American Workers and their Wages” at the federal courthouse in Gainesville, Georgia.
The hearing is one in a series the House Education & the Workforce Committee is holding nationwide to examine key aspects of and proposed changes to U.S. border security and enforcement, with a particular focus on the U.S. workforce.
This hearing will focus on the impact of illegal immigration on the wages of American workers, while examining wage-related provisions of both the House and Senate immigration proposals. At a hearing held last month in Washington, the House Education & the Workforce Committee heard concerns of witnesses about a requirement in the Senate immigration bill that would force some employers to pay guest-workers prevailing wages, even if the same right is not extended to American workers doing the same job in the same city.
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WHAT: Hearing on “Immigration: Economic Impact on American Workers and their Wages”
WHO: Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) - Chairman, House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) - Member, House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) - Member, U.S. House of Representatives
WHEN: Monday, August 14, 2006, 11am (ET)
WHERE: Federal Courthouse, 121 Spring Street SE, Gainesville, Georgia
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WITNESS LIST
Gary Black President Georgia Agribusiness Council Commerce, Georgia
Phil Kent National Spokesman Americans for Immigration Control Atlanta, Georgia
D.A. King President Dustin Inman Society Marietta, Georgia
Hon. Chip Pearson Georgia State Senator Dawsonville, Georgia
Dr. Jeffrey Wenger, PhD Assistant Professor of Public Policy University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
***Other witnesses and participating Members may be announced. |