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2012-02-28 Tonna Harris-Bosselmann speaks at Press Conference Opposing SB 458FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February, 28, 2012 WHAT: USG and Ga Public Schools Students and Educators Hold Press Conference, Rally Against Ban on Public Higher Education, SB 458 WHO: The Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance, ACLU of Georgia, Freedom University, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, USG Students and Educators, K-12 Students and Educators, Senator Nan Orrock, Representative Pedro Marin, and others WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 10:00am WHERE: Washington St. side of Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia—On Tuesday, February 28th, the Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance (GUYA), the ACLU of Georgia, Freedom University, and the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) held a press conference at the Capitol. Here, Georgia Public Schools and University System of Georgia students and educators, as well as state legislators, voiced their strong opposition to Senate Bill 458, a new bill that would ban undocumented students from all public colleges and universities in Georgia, as well as make some amendments to HB 87. The bill passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday despite strong public opposition after being introduced just days before. Elizabeth Garibay, a Senior at Clark Central High School in Athens who came to the US with her parents at age five, asked, "If anyone in my situation is good enough for Yale or Cornell, why is she being cornered and repudiated in Georgia? Why is the state I've called home for 13 years condemning me to carry <b>…</b>From:erikvossViews:91ratingsTime:02:59More inNonprofits & Activism