Georgia Invaded!

Mexican immigrants are invading Georgia in record numbers, putting their kids in public schools, getting in front of native Georgians in flu shot lines, demanding to vote in elections and speaking Spanish in public. But some Georgians in Atkinson, GA are fighting back: ...Mr. Corbitt, the white businessman and property owner whose family has lived here since the 1800's, proudly declares that he refuses to rent any of his buildings to Hispanic businessmen. And when his church, First Baptist, considered allowing a Hispanic congregation to hold prayer meetings there, Mr. Corbitt led the opposition. "They're bleeding hearts," he said of the church members who voted him down. Even whites who interact more frequently with the newcomers say they sometimes feel uneasy. Tasha Davis helps run the 4H Club and adores the Hispanic students who giggle and chatter at her desk. But Mrs. Davis... said the immigrants had begun to erode the cohesiveness of the community. "Before they come, everybody knew everybody," she said. "Now you don't know who is living in the trailer next to you or the second trailer from you." Our hat is off to you, Mr. Corbitt and Mrs. Davis, proud white defenders of Georgian culture!