GALEO Urges for a a True Solution on Immigration Rather Than a Symbolic Vote:  #PassABill that provides a solution, not a symbolic gesture

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Media Contact:  Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, jerry@2014old.galeo.org, 404.745.2580

GALEO Urges for a a True Solution on Immigration Rather Than a Symbolic Vote

#PassABill that provides a solution, not a symbolic gesture
December 4, 2014 [Atlanta, GA]- After 524 days of failing to take up any attempt at meaningful immigration reform in the House, Republicans have announced that in response to President Obama’s executive action on immigration, they’ll be voting today to undo the action. While the vote is largely symbolic as it would not pass in the U.S. Senate, it’s a gesture that Republicans see as a way to express their anger at the President for taking steps within his authority to fix the immigration system on his own.

By:  Crystal Munoz, GALEO Intern-Fall 2014

December 3, 2014

There are currently 11 million undocumented peoples living in the United States1. The Executive Action announced by President Obama stands to help around 5 million undocumented persons from being deported and ripped away from their families2. Five million people, less than half, are safe from deportation, able to work, and live out of the shadows. But what about the 6 million people still hoping and praying for their chance at a life free of worry and with liberty.

Advocacy Email: Share resources & info on #ImmigrationAction to keep people informed. Sign up for GALEO Institute for Leadership!

November 24, 2014

Advocacy Alert

Now that President Obama has acted to provide relief to up to 5 million undocumented immigrants, we need to make sure people have the information they need to make informed decisions and to be ready.  Below, we have compiled some resources and information to be shared to those impacted.

Please share: Below are resources that you can use as you continue to inform your audiences on today’s executive actions.
USCIS breakdown of initiatives, who is eligible and how to apply:
http://www.uscis.gov/immigrationaction,
http://www.uscis.gov/es/accionmigratoria

#ImmigrationAction

Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, Statement in Response to President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

Contact:  Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, 404.745.2580, jerry@2014old.galeo.org

(Atlanta, GA): November 21, 2014 –  Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s Executive Action speech and policy changes:

“This is an historic moment for immigrants and allies in over 25 years of working towards a solution to our broken immigration system.  We rejoice with the millions who will be able to come forward, get a work permit and lift the burden of fear of deportation off their family’s shoulders.  This decision by President Obama will be transformative for millions of families across the nation and hundreds of thousands of families in Georgia.