Showing posts with label Georgia USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia USA. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Commissioners to Sheriff: Not One More

ATLANTA, GA (PR) - On Wednesday, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution calling on the County Sheriff to end the county’s voluntary compliance to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests to keep people in jail for extra time, otherwise known as ICE detainers, an important element of the failed deportation dragnet, Secure Communities Act (S-Comm).

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Cobb Commissioners Ignore Dollars & Sense


MARIETTA, GA (By Rich Pellegrino) — Dear Cobb County Commissioners: In learning of your proposed signing of the IMAGE agreement with the federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), which supposedly will help the County prevent any undocumented residents from applying for a County job, one can only recall the popular folk song of the 60’s “When will they ever learn?????”

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Augusta Government


City of Augusta dealing real problems with imaginary dollars (?)

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.