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Tag: Immigration
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Congress must pass immigration relief now to unite communities, raise economic growth
By Guest Columnist ANTONIO MOLINA, chairman, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
As a U.S. Navy Veteran, a community leader here in the state of Georgia, and current chairman of the board for the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I am incredibly proud of the progress that the Latino community has made across the nation and the Peach state.
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Expulsion of Dreamers – 16,000 in metro Atlanta – possible without permanent solution
Christian Olvera offered a few words of resolve to Dreamers who, like him, suffered another setback when a federal judge in Texas ruled the Obama-era DACA program unlawful.
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Whirlwind of pandemic, immigration issues face future leader of Hispanic Chamber
The first orders of business facing the incoming leader of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce may involve helping to manage inflection points as the economy recovers from the pandemic, and as two federal immigration lawsuits are resolved in Texas.
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Tuition equity for immigrants a positive step for Georgia, economy
By Guest Columnist ISRAEL ARCE, surgical tech and Grammy-winning musician
It is a new year full of promise, particularly following the tumultuous election season. There is certainly no time to waste when it comes to promoting sensible solutions that will diversify our workforce while making our state more competitive and successful. Luckily, this seems to be exactly what Georgia state Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) is working to achieve.
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Emory to host webinar to explore ‘kick ass’ views of undocumented scholars, activists
The co-editor of a new book intended to showcase “undocumented scholars doing kick-ass theoretical and empirical work” is to explore this new thread in the national discussion of immigration in a Jan. 25 webinar hosted by Emory University.
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Trump losing battle to exclude ‘illegal aliens’ from count toward seats in Congress
A federal court in Maryland on Nov. 6 struck down President Trump’s order that “illegal aliens” be excluded from the Census count that’s used to award congressional seats to each state. The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Trump administration hardens position on DACA; all new applications to be rejected
The Trump administration will not fully reopen the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The ruling renews uncertainty for an estimated 16,000 individuals in metro Atlanta, and 24,000 in Georgia, who are enrolled in DACA.
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An artist in a pandemic: Yehimi Cambrón’s murals aim to ‘redeem the soul of America’
Yehimi Cambrón is a visual artist making her way through these rocky times, painting murals intended to convey the immigrant narrative and help “redeem the soul of America.”
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DACA: What they said – The cabinet, Trump, supporters, critics, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruling Thursday on the DACA case all but ensures immigration will be a major issue for the next president and Congress. Following are excerpts of comments by notable participants in the case decided 5-4, in a ruling in which Chief Justice John Roberts sided with four liberal justices and wrote for the majority.
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Trump on Dreamers’ ruling: ‘Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me?’
The Supreme Court ruling today that rejected efforts by the Trump administration to end Obama-era legal protections to noncitizens who came to the U.S. as children will secure immediate threats of deportation to an estimated 16,000 individuals in metro Atlanta, and 24,000 in Georgia, who are enrolled in the program.
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Across the rural South, chicken plants become a social and economic flashpoint
Coming only three days after the murderous attack on the El Paso Walmart, last week’s ICE raids on seven Mississippi chicken plants drew a lot of national media attention and caused a lot of disruption in the small towns that were affected. Federal officials said this was the largest single-state workplace enforcement action in history, but it wasn’t the first time a chicken plant raid has wreaked havoc in the rural South.
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Protestors block ICE building in Atlanta on Monday; two arrested
“I do think that if you see your neighbor’s house burning, don’t tell me you don’t care,” said one attendee.
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Across an emptying heartland, worries we’re filling up
“Our country is full,” President Trump said last week, prompting a spirited response from demographers who warn that much of America is instead hollowing out, losing working-age residents at a particularly alarming rate. But from different perspectives, the same place can look full or empty.
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US Policy Scan 2019
After two years of Republican control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, many wait with bated breath for the 116th Congress to commence. Democrats emerged from the midterm elections in control of the House of Representatives, allowing them to block much of President Trump’s agenda and exercise the oversight and investigatory powers […]
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The 18 Best, worst and most important trends in 2018 – Part 2
The following is a continuation of the 18 best, worst, and most important trends and developments emanating from within and throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia for 2018. This list was compiled by me with input from people within SaportaReport and beyond.
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18 best, worst and most important trends in 2018 (Part 1)
By King Williams The following is a compilation of the 18 best, worst, and most important trends and developments emanating from within and throughout metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia for 2018. This list was compiled by me with input from people within SaportaReport and beyond. The list comes from a combination of hard […]
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U.N.-affiliated sustainability network to be recognized at Center for Civil, Human Rights
By Guest Columnist JENNIFER HIRSCH, co-founder of RCE Greater Atlanta, with GARRY HARRIS and SERENA NEWHALL, steering committee members of RCE Greater Atlanta.
Atlanta’s regional sustainability network, RCE Greater Atlanta, will celebrate its recognition by the United Nations University at an event hosted Wednesday by the Center for Civil and Human Rights, an RCE member organization. A program for youth leadership in sustainability is among those to be celebrated.
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Activists call on Atlanta to shut out ICE
“It shouldn’t be that Atlanta, an icon of the civil rights movement, has six minutes from here a detention center.”
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Harsh local approach to immigrants harms families, taxpayers
By Guest Columnist WESLEY THARPE, research director for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
The hot topic of immigration is never far from Georgians’ TV screens and Twitter feeds these days. Stories of migrant children taken from their parents at the border captivate viewers on the nightly news. Candidates for high Georgia offices compete over who can be most threatening to the immigrant family next door. And President Donald Trump repeatedly claims that newcomers from other lands are bad for taxpayers, harm the economy and upend the nation’s social fabric.
