The Islander. (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 1972-current, November 25, 2024, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage 4, November 25, 2024 The Islander D.A. King: Looking for a Better Life by D.A. King Proprietor of lmmigrationPoliticsGA.com and President of the Marietta-based Dustin Inman Society What is the estimated annual cost of illegal immigration to Georgians? Publisher's Statement THE ISLANDER (USPS 002430), A member of the Georgia Press Associa tion and Glynn County’s only weekly newspa- per is published 51 weeks a year for $43 per year in Glynn County and $53 per year in the United States outside Glynn Comity by Permar Pub lications, Inc., 1604 B Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA 31525. Periodicals post age paid at Brunswick, GA. The Island er is also available to subscribers onhne at theislanderonline.com. Contents of The Islander, including advertising, may not he reprinted or re produced in any form without written permission of the publishers. POST MASTER send address change to The Islander, P.O. Box 20539, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Publication Deadline Publication Date: Every Monday Deadline: Thursdays, 12 PM for ads and news copy for the following Mon day’s edition. Holiday Schedule On Monday Post Office holidays, The Islander is mailed on Tuesday. 2024 Postal Holidays January 1 Monday New Year’s Day January 15 Monday MLK Jr. birthday February 19 Monday Presidents’ Day May 27 Monday Memorial Day June 19 Wednesday Juneteenth July 4 Thursday Independence Day September 2 Monday Labor Day October 14 Monday Columbus Day November 11 Monday Veterans’ Day November 28 Thursday Thanksgiving Day December 25 Wednesday Holiday Deadline: Thursdays, 12 PM for ads and news copy for the following Monday’s edition. Mission Statement: to publish the truth without fear or favor. Established 1972 Matthew J. Permar - Publisher Elise J. Permar - Publisher 1972-2003 Gertrude Bradshaw - Co-Editor 1972-1991 Managing Editor & Advertising Manager Pamela P. Shierling 912-265-9654 Pew News Patty Gibson - 912-638-8844 Contributors Dr. Diane Bowen MD Ginny Johnson D.A. King Phone Number 912-265-9654 email: ssislander@bellsouth.net Web: theislanderonbne.com Award Winning Newspaper 1975 1980 1985 • 1976 19811992 1977 1982 1999 1978 1983 2002 1979 1984 2008 2012, 2016 Educated estimates from the Federation for Immigration Re form (FAIR). Estimated population of illegal aliens in Georgia: 557,000. That estimate goes to 750,000 if their U.S.-born children are in cluded and which should be part of any analysis focused on total K-12 educational costs. • Education for illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children costs Georgia taxpayers $1.7 billion annually. • Criminal justice — police, legal, and corrections expenditures — for illegal aliens costs Georgia taxpayers Paul Pressly to discuss and sign his new book On December 4, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the A.W. Jones Heritage Center on St. Simons Island, Paul M. Pressly will speak about and sign his latest book, A Southern Underground Rail road: Black Georgians and the Prom ise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country. Pressly, the director of the Ossa- baw Island Education Alliance, has previously edited or contributed to several books about Coastal Georgia, including Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture: Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast and. African Ameri can Life in the Georgia Lowcountry: The Atlantic World and the Gullah Geechee. He will discuss his latest work, A Southern Underground Railroad, which spans the period from the be ginning of the Revolutionary War to 1817, showing how a steady stream of enslaved people found freedom outside the boundaries of the new United States. The newest book will be available for purchase and signing onsite fol lowing the program. Admission is free of charge, and registration is required by visiting coastalgeorgiahistory.org. $769.2 million a year. • Add healthcare, public assis tance, and general government ser vices results in a $3 billion annual price tag for Georgians, or a $781 yearly burden per average Georgia household. A look at welfare use by im migrants from a national perspective: The below is taken from the Center for Immigration Studies report Dec. 2023 “Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born - Comparing pro gram use by foreign- and U.S.-born headed households Majority of Immigrant Households Use Welfare — 59% of Illegal-Headed Households, 52% of Legal • The 2022 SIPP (Survey of Income and Program Participation) indicates that 54% of households headed by im migrants — naturalized citizens, legal residents, and illegal immigrants — used one or more major welfare pro grams. This compares to 39% for U.S.- born households. • The rate is 59% for non-citizen households (e.g. green card holders and illegal immigrants). • Compared to households headed by the U.S.-born, immigrant-headed households have especially high use of food programs (36% vs. 25% for the U.S.-born), Medicaid (37% vs. 25% for the U.S.-born), and the Earned In come Tax Credit (EITC) (16% vs. 12% for the U.S.-born). • Our best estimate is that 59% of households headed by illegal immi grants, also called the undocumented, use at least one major program. We have no evidence this is due to fraud. Among legal immigrants we estimate the rate is 52%. • Illegal immigrants can receive welfare on behalf of U.S.-born chil dren, and illegal immigrant children can receive school lunch/breakfast and WIC directly. A number of states pro vide Medicaid to some illegal adults and children, and a few provide SNAP. Several million illegal immigrants also have work authorization (e.g. DACA, TPS, and some asylum appli cants) allowing receipt of the EITC.” Translations: WIC - special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children SNAP - Supplemental Nutritional As sistance Program DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals TPS - Temporary Protected Status To Buy or Sell Land in Coastal Georgia Please Call Fred Freyer, Associate Broker 912-2300539 fred@fredfreyer.com fredfreyer.com ASSOCIATES t jHiuncrdal Real Estate Services (912)638-4740 Country Cooking, Lunch Specials, Monday thru Friday 11 A.M, to 2:00 P.M. $8.95 MARSHSIDE Peppei Steak Fried or Baked Chicken Meat THURSDAY Loaf Roast Fried Fried or or Baked Smothered Chicken Chicken Country Fried Steak ^Seafood Gumbo with White Rice & Combread * Vlarshside Lunch Specials Come With Your Choice of 2 Sides. Cabbage - Collard Greens - Black Eyed Peas - Lima Beans - Mashed Potatoes & Gravy - Macaroni & Cheese - White Rice - Dirty Rice - Steamed Vegetables 1200 Glynn Avenue, Brunswick, GA 912-342-7981 www.marshsidegrill.com/ Ocean Fresh Seafood, Burgers, Appetizers, Salads, Brunswick Stew, Sandwiches & More.