Georgia state Rep. Pedro “Pete” Marin will visit Georgia Perimeter College Thursday, March 26, to discuss changes to the laws governing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA). 

Georgia Perimeter’s Latino Connection Club and the GPC Educational Achievement Program (GEAP) will sponsor the “DACA and DAPA Executive Action Forum and Info Session” at the college’s Dunwoody Campus, 2101 Womack Road, from 9-11 a.m. in NB 2100. GEAP is a retention program for Hispanic and Latino students.

“The forum is going to help our students understand how changes in the law are affecting them,” says Cathlene Cruz, GEAP project director.

Local attorney Charles Kuck also will be on hand to answer DACA and DAPA legal questions.

“We’re helping them understand their options,” Cruz says, while also noting some students are concerned about whether the pending consolidation of GPC and Georgia State University, along with their immigration status, could impact their ability to attend college. Cruz has been reassuring students that they will continue to be able to attend GPC, but this event will allow more dialogue about that topic.

The forum, supported by student government funds, is free and open to the public, as well as GPC students, faculty and staff. Latin-inspired food and drinks will be served.