It’s Crossover Day at the Legislature, a day when bills on immigration, education and other hot topics may live or die

On today's episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Politically Georgia" podcast, state Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch talks about key measures on how cities enforce immigration law, the rights of parents to determine the books their children have access to in schools, his support for a GOP-sponsored religious rights bill and more. 
Then: Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves offers his party's concerns about bills Gooch supports. 
 
Plus: Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are headed to the southern border today. The killing of Athens student Laken Riley and the arrest in her death of Jose Ibarra, who authorities say entered the country illegally in 2022, has heated up the national debate over border security and will almost certainly be addressed during the Biden and Trump visits today. 
 
 
LINKS TO TODAY'S TOPICS   
AJC legislative tracker 
Votes set on key measures this crossover day 
Killing of Laken Riley becomes national immigration flashpoint 
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CREDITS  
Executive Producer- Shane Backler 
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall 
Engineer- Matthew McWilliams 
Editor- Devan Kortan 
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