Georgia lawmakers are introducing bills aimed at pro-immigrant policies

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants rather than shelter them. This is part of an ongoing political response to the murder of a nursing student on the University of Georgia Mann campus, allegedly by a Venezuelan. The Senate voted 34-18 in favor House Bill 301, which would penalize cities and counties that advocates say harbor immigrants in the country illegally without permission by eliminating most federal aid to local government and removing elected officials from office....