Immigration activists in Georgia have kicked off a week of activities to signal the start of a concentrated push for immigration reform.
Leaders of several activist groups on Tuesday announced a "week of action" to draw attention to immigration reform.
Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, said they plan to visit and make phone calls to the district office of each member of Congress from Georgia over the next week. They also plan community roundtables around the state, a rally at the Capitol and a prayer service.
The Georgia effort comes as immigration advocates nationwide try to gather support for a bill introduced last month in Congress by Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois , a Chicago Democrat.