Georgia Politics 4:19 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011

Hispanic GOP group urges Porsche to build HQ outside Georgia

By Jeremy Redmon

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Hispanic Republican group opposed to Georgia’s new immigration enforcement law is asking Porsche to reconsider building its new North American headquarters in the state.
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Somos Republicans -- an Arizona-based organization aimed at increasing the number of Latinos voting for Republican candidates -- made the request in an open letter it issued Friday concerning Georgia’s House Bill 87.

“Critics of HB 87 are already organizing boycotts, a development which should concern [Porsche], which as a Georgia-based company would likely experience a reduction in sales from such a boycott,â€