Atlanta mayor joins coalition supporting Obama’s immigration plan | www.ajc.com

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has joined a coalition of 20 mayors supporting President Barack Obama’s plan to safeguard millions of immigrants from deportation.

The mayors want to help the president’s plan work in their cities, while pushing Congress to pass long-sought immigration overhaul legislation. On Monday, Reed traveled to a one-day summit in New York City, where the mayors were to receive a briefing from White House officials about the president’s executive actions.

The move puts Reed — the Democratic mayor of Georgia’s largest city — at odds with his state’s Republican political leadership. Gov. Nathan Deal, who has worked closely with Reed on other issues, has criticized Obama’s actions. And last week, Georgia joined many other states in suing in federal court to block the president’s plan, arguing it is unconstitutional.

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