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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

Rep. Handel says it isn’t her job to stop the opioid crisis

As opioid overdoses stack up in Georgia, as well as across the nation, Rep. Karen Handel implies she can’t help and encourages parents and community members to stop the crisis, saying that if parents lock up their drug cabinets, it will all be over. Handel says it’s parents’ and community members’ jobs to stop the opioid crisis and minimizes the role of the government and drug companies. The crazy thing is even Trump understands how

Immigration and Refugees

Trump threatens DACA, thousands of lives on the line

Media reports are swirling that Trump will end DACA, threatening the ability of hundreds of thousands of young people to pursue higher education and obtain employment. As the Trump administration continues to ingratiate itself with white supremacists, it may be up to Congress to uphold the very low bar that this country not actively promote a white supremacist agenda. Are Congressional Republicans up for the task? DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a

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

Elections

Kemp will hand over sensitive Ga. voter data to Trump’s bogus commission

Donald Trump created a bogus commission on “election integrity” in May after he claimed, without evidence, that millions undocumented immigrants voted illegally in the 2016 election, costing him the popular vote. Many people see through this as an excuse to rewrite his loss in the popular vote and to suppress voters who don’t support Trump. Now, Trump’s bogus commission is asking for states to turn over sensitive, personal information about voters — including vote history,

Candidate Recruitment

Keep up the Resistance

Last weekend, activists marched in Atlanta, as well as about 30 other cities across the United States, calling for Trump’s impeachment. Since Trump was elected, there have been countless protests. The Women’s March, protests against Trump’s executive order to prevent Muslims and refugees from entering the country and marches against his draconian immigration policies, just to name a few. The New York Times called the will to resist Trump “reflexively efficient.” However, it’s also been