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Immigration and Refugees

Kemp slams immigration on bus tour

As part of his gubernatorial campaign’s bus tour, Sec. of State Brian Kemp gave a talk inside of what was once a jail cell advocating a crackdown on immigration. As has become typical of the Republican rhetoric on immigration, his speech was full of hateful, confusing half-truths. The crux of his talk was about how undocumented immigrants are driving up the cost of heathcare. He said it was “insane” that undocumented immigrants get healthcare coverage

Immigration and Refugees

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 identically named policy floated by Sen. Perdue along with Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton earlier this year. Sen. Cotton is also

Criminal Justice

Human rights lawyer Azadeh Shahshahani on anti-immigrant policies under Trump

An Augusta-area Mosque receives threats of extreme violence, the Muslim Ban 3.0 partially goes into effect and funding for the border wall passes a major hurdle in Congress, with the help of Georgia’s congress members. The political landscape continues to pose challenges for immigrants and refugees, and the consequences are felt intimately by many families concerned about increases in violence and threats of deportation. However, not all these threats are new, even as many are

Economy

Thoughts from the ATL Airport Protest

Only a week after the historic Women’s Marches nationwide, including a 60,000-strong gathering in downtown Atlanta, protesters were out in force once again rallying against President Trump’s immigration ban. I went to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to join in the protest and broadcast the event live for Better Georgia. I had a chance to speak with several of the protesters at the rally, which was was said to swell past 5,000 at its peak. One protester

2017 Legislative Session

Immigrants, refugees targets of upcoming legislation

Immigrants and refugees are going to be top targets this upcoming legislative session. When legislators convene on Monday for the start of the 2017-2018 legislative sessions, bills targeting Georgia’s immigrant and refugee populations are going to see lots of action. Although nothing has been officially filed yet, the AJC recently reported on bills that are expected to show up. Not surprisingly, Sen. Josh McKoon — who has previously backed other anti-immigrant measures — is one