STATUS OF GEORGIA ‘IMMIGRATION’ RELATED BILLS

GEORGIA SENATE – PENDING ‘IMMIGRATION’ RELATED LEGISLATION

Bill Number – Short Description / Status

• SB  7 – “Hurt and Run” Bill / Not active, Assigned to the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee.
• SB  27 – “Force Employers to Use Inaccurate Database” Bill / Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• SB  40 – “Show Me Your Papers” AZ Copycat Bill / 3/14 Passed by Senate by vote of 34 Yes 21 N
• SB 104 -  Extreme AZ Copycat “Show Me Your Papers” Bill / Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• SB 174 – “Force Counties to Enter into Failed Fed. Programs” Bill / Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – PENDING ‘IMMIGRATION’ RELATED LEGISLATION

• HB 59 – “Destroying the DREAMS” Bill /Passed from House Higher Education Committee; up for a House floor vote.
• HB 72 – “English Only Driver’s License Exam” Bill / ‘Tabled’ on floor of House.
• HB 87–  House Arizona Copycat “Show Me Your Papers” Bill / 3/3 Passed House with Amendment 113 Yes 56 No
• HB 200 – “Anti-Human and Sexual Trafficking” Bill / Passed House of Representatives, Crossed over to Senate.
• HB 296 –“Forcing Teachers, Doctors, and others to Act as Immigration Agents” Bill / Assigned to House Judy Non-Civil Committee

ACLU Reference Sheet Analyzing Georgia ‘Immigration’ Bills: http://www.acluga.org/Anti-immigrants%27rightslegislation-2011.pdf

2PM THURS. March 3rd – RALLY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL

SPREAD THE WORD … FORWARD THIS
TOMORROW: SAYNO TO HB 87
YES TO IMMIGRANT RIGHTS !

The House will  be voting on the anti-immigrant Arizona Copycat bill, HB 87 TOMORROW, March 3rd in the morning.  We are calling for a RALLY at 2:00pm (the time changed due to the schedule of the vote).  We do not know yet the outcome (but predictions are looking bad), so we must be prepared.  So if it loses, then we celebrate but if it passes, then we MUST be out there to SHAME the legislators who voted on it, and to immediately begin to pressure the Senate to oppose its version and the Governor to commit to VETO it.  Democratic legislators, including Leader Stacey Abrams, will be joining us.

FORWARD THIS EMAIL. COMMIT TO COME. BRING FRIENDS. FAMILY.  NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO THIS RACIST “SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS” BILL!.

WHAT:  Rally for Immigrant Rights and Against HB 87!  Urge the Governor to Commit to Veto the Bill, Urge the Senate to Vote DOWN its version.

WHERE:  Front steps of the capitol, Washington side.

WHEN: 2pm!!!

WHY: To show the media and the public that we will not be silent as immigrants are attacked and scapegoated.  To urge the Governor to Commit to Veto the Bill, and Urge the Senate to Vote DOWN its version. If is approved tomorrow, the fight still goes on.  This is not a done deal BUT we must be out there to show them we are serious and will not be silent!

For questions call Lisa at 404.567.9451 or email Lisaadler@gmail.com

LA LUCHA SIGUE!

And …

Don’t forget to call your Representative and Key Republicans Today:

Speaker of the House David Ralston: (404) 656-5020

Rep. Amy Carter 404.651.7737 amy.carter@house.ga.gov

Rep. Doug Collins 404.651.7737 doug.collins@house.ga.gov

Rep. Christian Coomer 404.656.0109 christian.coomer@house.ga.gov

Rep. Sharon Cooper 404.656.5069 sharon.cooper@house.ga.gov

Rep. Penny Houston 404.463.2247 penny.houston@house.ga.gov

Rep. Mike Jacobs 404.656.0152 repjacobs@comcast.net

Rep. Doug McKillip 404.656.0177 doug@dougmckillip.com

Rep. Rusty Kidd 404.656.0202

Rep. B.J. Pak 404.656.0254 bj.pak@house.ga.gov