For Immediate Release
In Landmark Case, U.S. v. Texas, 326 Civil Rights, Immigration, and Community Groups Urge Supreme Court to Let Immigration Relief Programs Go Forward
Brief features profiles of families whose lives would improve if immigration directives were allowed to take effect
Press Release: Georgia Legislature moves forward ‘Trump-like’ anti-immigrant agenda
Georgia will be seen internationally as hostile to foreigners and foreign investment
Press Release
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2016
Media Contact: Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO,jerry@2014old.galeo.org, 404.745.2580.
(Atlanta, GA) Three anti-immigrant bills on GALEO’s legislative agenda advanced in their respective chamber by the crossover deadline. Senate Bill 6 and Senate Resolution 675 passed out of the Georgia Senate on February 29th and House Bill 781 passed out of the Georgia House on February 26th.
Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, said, “The anti-immigrant legislative package which has moved forward will paint Georgia as an unwelcoming state, which shuns foreigners. This is not good for Georgia’s economic development efforts at all.”
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TELEMUNDO PRESENTS ONLY RNC-SANCTIONED REPUBLICAN DEBATE IN SPANISH-LANGUAGE WITH MARIA CELESTE ARRARAS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
NOTE: Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, will be live with the local Telemundo station for reaction of the GOP debate at 11:00 PM and discuss the #GALatinoVote
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Alan Cross
Southeast Regional Coordinator
Bibles, Badges, Business (BBB) for Immigration Reform
w/ Evangelical Immigration Table
Wednesday: Atlanta Metro Community Members to Discuss Positive Impact of Immigration
ATLANTA — Local leaders will participate in a roundtable discussion Wednesday that will emphasize a constructive conversation on immigration.
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Press Release: Deadline approaching this week for the GALEO 9th Annual Cesar Chavez Essay Contest: Adult, High School & ESOL High School categories! Deadline is Feb. 13th!
Check out the great prizes below.
For Immediate Release
February 9, 2016
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Moskowitz
mmoskowitz@adl.org; 404-262-3470
ADL Disappointed That Immigration Politics Scuttled Nomination of First Federal Latino Judge in Georgia
Atlanta, GA, January 21, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed deep disappointment that the federal judicial nomination of State Court Judge Dax Lopez was scuttled by immigration politics and hateful rhetoric. Judge Lopez would have been Georgia’s first federal Latino judge.
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HNBA DISMAYED BY GEORGIA SENATOR’S WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT FOR LATINO JUDGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Daniel Herrera
January 22, 2016 T: 202-930-6805
E: dherrera@rabengroup.com
HNBA Dismayed By Georgia Senator’s Withdrawal of Support for Latino Judge
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) expressed its deep concerns over the withdrawal of support for Judge Dax Lopez of Georgia by United States Senator David Perdue, whose early support was key in encouraging President Obama to nominate a rare Republican to a lifetime federal judgeship. Senator Perdue’s withdrawal of support for Judge Lopez appears to be because of Lopez’s service with the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials.
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Atlanta Jewish Times: Our View: Perdue’s Betrayal
On Monday, Jan. 18, Georgia’s first-term U.S. senator, David Perdue, issued a brief statement honoring Martin Luther King Jr., whose “actions to advance justice continue to inspire us all to do better.” Two days later, Perdue stood in the way of justice and betrayed King’s ideals.
Perdue scuttled the U.S. District Court nomination of a fellow Republican, Dax Lopez, because of concerns about “his longstanding participation in a controversial organization.”
GALEO Continues Recruiting Participants for the GALEO Institute for Leadership Class of 2016
Deadline is quickly approaching: Wednesday, January 27th
Press Release
For Immediate Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2016
Contact: Scott Simpson, 202.466.2061, Simpson@civilrights.org
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Condemns Senator Perdue for Blocking First Latino Federal Judge in Georgia
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