OBAMA vs Arizona and the majority of America

Press Statement from angry Jerry Gonzalez who runs $am Zamarripa’s anti-enforcement GALEO

July 7, 2010 – ATLANTA, GA –

Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, issued the following statement after learning of the U.S. DOJ lawsuit against the Arizona law SB1070 today:

“We applaud federal action against the discriminatory Arizona law SB1070. Immigration policy and enforcement falls squarely upon the federal government and the lawsuit will ensure to reassert federal authority. We echo the concerns and support for a preliminary injunction of the law in order to prevent its implementation.

Our nation should have one federal immigration policy. It does not make sense to have 50 different immigration laws across the states. While the U.S. Congress continues to abdicate its responsibility of enacting a uniform, coherent, enforceable and workable immigration policy, states should not step into that void as Arizona has.

The lawsuit filed today should give pause to the Gubernatorial candidates talking about enacting or pushing for such a law in Georgia. Clearly, Georgia would not want to bear the financial costs associated with the lawsuit, nor deal with the economic impact due to the loss of conventions and tourism. In addition, businesses based in Arizona are now being targeted for a national boycott. I am certain that the business community would eventually start to raise concerns about the Arizona law with some of our Georgia political leaders.

The real solution is for our U.S. Congress and President Obama to truly lead on this issue and develop a workable immigration reform policy that is just, humane, workable and will move our nation forward. In fact, there is growing support by the American public for a comprehensive immigration reform policy.

Now, we need action, not excuses, from our U.S. Congress on this pressing issue. The status quo perpetuates a broken immigration system. We need comprehensive immigration reform now.”

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