Public Hearing on Immigration in Gwinnett Center

ATLANTA, GA - The Georgia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting to examine the issue of immigration. The issue of immigration has moved to the forefront of public policy debate. The Associated Press recently reported that "leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally." (Erica Werner, Associated Press, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tues. Jan. 29, 2013).

The purpose of the meeting by the Georgia Advisory Committee is to examine immigration laws and their enforcement in Georgia in order to learn about effective implementation of immigration policy.

The Committee will hear from elected officials, business leaders, government officials and community organizations.  

 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013

GWINNETT CENTER

6400 SUGARLOAF PARKWAY

DULUTH, GA 30097

AFTERNOON SESSION

PANEL 1-- 2:30 - 3:20

  

Karen Bremer, Georgia Restaurant Association

Mike Giles, Georgia Poultry Association

Charles Hall, Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

Terrie Dandy, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PANEL 2 - 3:30 - 4:20

Suzanne V. Buchanan, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice

Chief John King, Chief of Police, City of Doraville

Representative from Gwinnett Sheriff Department - representative to be determined

Representative from U.S. Immigration Services- representative to be determined

RECESS

EVENING TOWN HALL SESSION

  

(1) 6:00 - 6:20 Andrea Hinojosa, Southeast Georgia Communities Project

  

(2) 6:20 - 6:40   Helen Kim Ho, Asian American Legal Advocacy Center

  

(3) 6:40 - 7:00   TBD, Latin American Association

  

(4) 7:00 - 7:20   David Arraya, Hispanic Organization Promoting Education

(5) 7:20 - 7:40   Emily Pelton, Refugee Family Service Center

(6) 7:40 - 8:00   Francis J. Mulcahy, Catholic Conference

(*) 6:00 - 8:00   Allowance for individuals to make recorded statements for inclusion

in the public record