Opposition to HB 1105 joins number of rallies across country

A protest and rally in opposition to Georgia House Bill 1105 took place at Liberty Plaza on Wednesday, may 1, also known as “May Day.” Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Chants of “Abolish Ice”, hey, hey, ho, ho, HB 1105 has got to go”, and “Everywhere we go/people want to know/who we are/so we tell them/we are the immigrants/the mighty, mighty immigrants” rang out just steps from the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday morning. A protest in opposition to House Bill 1105, the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024, took place at Liberty Plaza with dozens of people in attendance. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The signs that people were holding read “We are all Georgians”, “Decriminalize Migration”, “We are not Scapegoats”, “No racial profiling, veto HB 1105”. In a spring of pro-Palestine/Anti-Israel protests taking place on college campuses across the country, including at Emory University, HB 1105 took its turning being a focal point of public outrage and opposition. “We are here to show our opposition against this anti-immigrant legislation,” said Dalia Perez, a communication associate with Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR). Wednesday began three days of action for GLAHR that will...