In an embarrassing move, State Sen. Josh McKoon deleted his own Twitter poll on multilingual driver’s tests after it backfired on Monday. He asked, “Should Georgia offer the Driver’s License Examination in 11 different foreign languages?” Before he deleted the poll, about 70 percent of people had answered in the affirmative — evidently not the… [Read More]
Sen. Perdue champions anti-immigrant RAISE Act
Georgia’s Sen. David Perdue and Donald Trump today announced the anti-immigrant, anti-refugee RAISE Act, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to promote xenophobic policies. With the explicit goal of cutting overall immigration by half and capping limits on refugees able to get permanent residency to 50,000 per year, this RAISE Act builds on an… [Read More]
Trump, state leaders promote anti-immigrant policies
Immigrants and refugees are facing some ugly battles on both the state and federal level. The newest round of executive orders from Donald Trump shows a continued interest in anti-immigrant policies, while state policymakers seem intent to likewise press xenophobic policies. This has culminated in multiple protests from immigrants, their families and supporters. Most recently a… [Read More]
McKoon attacks Better Georgia — again
A right-wing state lawmaker has attacked Better Georgia — again. Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus), the sponsor of pro-discrimination legislation like the so-called religious “freedom” bill, is furious about about a Better Georgia blog post written by Crystal Muñoz, calling him out on his controversial bills targeting undocumented immigrants, among others. The senator, who chairs the Senate… [Read More]