FILE: Anastacio Reya, of Marietta, Ga., joins roughly 5000 others protesting state bills yet to fully pass legislation which crack down on illegal immigration, during a rally at the capitol. (AP/John Amis)
House Bill 87, which attempts to crack down on illegal immigration by mandating that businesses verify their employees' legal status, passed the House of Representatives in early March. Later in the month, a similar piece of immigration reform, Senate Bill 40, was adopted in the Senate.
While it is unclear if the bills will reach the opposite chambers for a vote, lawmakers could make a decision about the legislation before April 14, the last day of the 40-day session.
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