The Obama Tsunami

ATLANTA, GA (GALEO) - Certainly, the month of June has been very active on immigration and election matters. The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials  applauds the welcome move by the Obama Administration to provide temporary relief for potentially tens of thousands of Georgia DREAM'ers.

No 2012 Anti Immigrant Bill in Georgia

ATLANTA, GA (GALEO) - For the first time since 2006, the Georgia Legislature did NOT pass any anti-immigrant legislation.  SB458, Georgia's Anti-DREAM Act, that among other things would have placed Georgia in the extreme position of being one of three states in the nation that deny access to higher education to undocumented students died on the last day of the legislature because of lack of support among the Legislators.

Two Influential Latinos In Georgia

Atlanta - "GALEO is proud of the work that has been accomplished by Jerry Gonzalez and the team of GALEO members across the state.  Jerry continues to demonstrate great leadership and dedication towards ensuring greater civic engagement and leadership development of the Latino community in Georgia.  His leadership and strong advocacy against HB87, Georgia's anti-immigration law, was certainly noteworthy," said Tony Del Campo, Chairman of GALEO.