The manager of a South Carolina poultry plant where hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants were rounded up last year has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

Most of the nearly 350 suspected illegal immigrants rounded up during a raid on a South Carolina poultry plant have been deported.

Congressman Nathan Deal is proposing a change in the long-standing federal policy that automatically grants citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil. Supporters of Deal’s proposal say “birthright citizenship” encourages illegal immigration. Opponents say the proposed law wouldn’t solve the illegal immigration problem and goes against the tradition of welcoming immigrants.

South Carolina Senators have delayed action on a bill that would bar workers’ compensation benefits for illegal immigrants hurt on the job.  A Senate Judiciary subcommittee took up legislation Wednesday that allows medical payments but prevents illegal immigrants from collecting payments for long-term disability tied to their injuries.

Four former driver’s license examiners are among six people accused of a scheme to issue licenses to illegal immigrants in exchange for thousands of dollars.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday that a federal grand jury charged the four with conspiracy to commit identify fraud.