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Immigration and Refugees

Isakson: Congress should support Dreamers

Isakson is on the right side of an issue for a change: he believes that “Dreamers” should be allowed to stay in the U.S. However, he’s been all over the place with immigration issues in the past, how do we know that he isn’t supporting Dreamers now, only to vote against them staying in the future? In 2014, Isakson was one of the 22 Republican senators to work with Ted Cruz and declare Obama’s executive

Immigration and Refugees

Perdue’s plan to slash immigration

Perdue’s plan for immigration seeks to reduce the number of immigrants and refugees, separate families and freeze employment-based green cards. The Trump-backed plan would be disastrous for families. It would also have noticeable effects on businesses like agriculture, which relies heavily on immigrants. His plan seeks to separate families by prioritizing “high-skilled foreigners” over the extended family members of people who are already here. Currently, there is also no provision for “Dreamers,” people who were brought

Healthcare

Health care rallies around the state opposing Trumpcare

Groups gathered to protest Trumpcare around the state Monday, encouraging U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue to veto the measure, also known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The measure will impact the one in five Georgians who rely on Medicaid and threatens $4 billion in funding for Georgia over ten years. Republicans in the Senate, unable to secure enough support, have delayed voting on the measure until after the fourth of July holiday,