VETO SB-160 in Georgia!

Tonna Harris-Bosselmann

Dear Derek Ford and www.allthingsesl.blogspot.com,

The following message is from Tonna Harris-Bosselmann, the GATESOL Sociopolitical Concerns Interest Section Chair and GATESOL Member-at-Large:

Even though the 2013 legislative session was more benign for our immigrant students than some in years past, a horrible bill got through at the last minute.

SB 160 is flawed in many ways, but perhaps the worse aspect for our students is that it contains a provision that passports alone will no longer be accepted as valid ID in Georgia. SB 160 demands that the passport be accompanied by a list of documents that many people don't have and cannot get. This will be a disaster for families on many levels and could prevent parents from registering their CITIZEN children in school or getting them services such as medicaid or food stamps that they legally qualify for.

Call to Action: Implore Governor Deal to Veto SB 160! Call the Governor at 404-656-1776, send him letter, and email him on his website: http://gov.georgia.gov/webform/contact-governor-domestic-form. His address his 206 Washington Street, Suite 203, State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334.

Please act quickly and thank you!

Please direct further questions to tonnajane@gmail.com