"Gwinnett (Ga.) Daily Post" - Saturday, June 20, 2009

6/20/2009 12:01:00 AM
Letter: There is a difference between legal and illegal immigrants

Never have I seen such a deceitful letter than that by Jerry Gonzalez in which he lambasted Chairman Bannister's economic China-Korea economic development trip.

In his usual underhanded fashion, Gonzalez tries to deceive us into thinking that Chairman Bannister and the rest of the Gwinnett County Commission are against all immigrants because of the meager recent efforts to identify certain illegal aliens in our county. Gonzalez claims that our county must take "a more positive approach toward welcoming diversity" and he further claims that "Gwinnett County is not a welcoming place for immigrants." How absurd.

All one has to do is to look around and see diversity and the welcoming attitude toward immigrants of all races and all nationalities. Most of us have the quaint attitude that immigrants should not come illegally and if they do, should be removed.

The unmistakable primary goal of Jerry Gonzalez is to deceive us citizens into accepting illegal immigration as no different from legal immigration. Gonzalez lusts to gut our immigration laws, grant amnesty to all illegal aliens and grant legal status to all those who want to come here in the future. In short, he would make our national sovereignty and the rights of American citizenship null and void.

Beware of people like Jerry Gonzalez who demand that we not differentiate between immigrants who have followed the rules and immigrated legally and those who have broken multiple laws by coming here without our permission. Gonzalez routinely viciously attacks anyone such as Chairman Bannister in an attempt to browbeat into silence anyone who opposes his goal of complete amnesty for all illegal aliens.

His recent vicious and arrogant letters prove my point. He is attempting to use political correctness to force us to kneel in submission. I really don't think we need or want to let Jerry Gonzalez dictate our immigration policies to us.

Jerry Gonzalez owes us, and Chairman Bannister in particular, an apology for his deceitfulness and grossly inaccurate accusations.

- Ernest Wade

Loganville

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Jerry Gonzalez is Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), and this is his letter:

Letter to the Gwinnett Daily Post: Gwinnett County Officials waste their time going to China to court foreign investment while county becomes more anti-immigrant

Found in www.gwinnettdailypost.com
Written by Jerry Gonzalez
Posted on 2009-06-17

I read with great interest your article about the Gwinnett County Chairman going to China to court foreign investment to come to Gwinnett County. I applaud the efforts to court foreign investment, but the Gwinnett County Commission needs to quit sending mixed signals. On the one hand, it wants Chinese foreign investment. On the other hand, it is posturing itself with anti-immigrant initiatives that will drive away immigrants and will make life more difficult for those who live in Gwinnett. I am sorry, but they cannot have it both ways. Gwinnett County Chairman is wasting his time unless Gwinnett County begins to take a more positive approach towards welcoming diversity. Right now, Gwinnett County is not a welcoming place for immigrants.

Jerry Gonzalez

Executive Director
Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) &
the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund
P.O. Box 29506, Atlanta, Georgia, 30359
Phone: 404.745.2580 / Fax: 404.759.2671 / website: http://www.galeo.org

Email: jerry@galeo.org

Contact Information
Business Address:
1100 Peachtree Street
Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 29506
Atlanta, GA 30359

Office: 404.745.2580
Fax: 404.759.2671
Email: jerry@galeo.org

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