For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, jerry@galeo.org.
Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, responded with the following statement:
Today, we learned of Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon pushing for an English-only Georgia State Constitutional Amendment to be considered by the Georgia Legislature this session and then to be put on the 2018 ballot for Georgia voters.
All of this happening during a time of heightened racial tensions caused by President Trump's racist 's***hole' comments about immigrants during the recent debates on immigration.
The legislation is a political ploy for the 2018 elections and a risky proposition of losing a potentially impactful economic development opportunity. Georgia cannot have it both ways.
We do hope the Georgia General Assembly will gain insight and perspective and reject the 'Adios Amazon' legislation (SR587).'
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