25 on hand to launch immigration reform effort

ATLANTA - Immigrant rights advocates on Monday launched the Georgia arm of the national "Reform Immigration FOR America" campaign.

About 25 representatives from labor, faith, business and immigrants' rights community groups attended the launch on the steps of the Capitol.

The Georgia effort is part of a national campaign to urge lawmakers to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Similar local launches are scheduled in more than 30 other cities Monday. A three-day national campaign summit is set to start Wednesday in Washington, D.C.