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Tue., May 1, 2012 7:03am
Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups are planning a May Day rally at the Georgia Capitol that they're billing as a "historic coming together" of immigrants and working people.
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Fri., January 27, 2012 8:00am
House Democrats want to repeal a new law cracking down on illegal immigrants in Georgia. The badly outnumbered Democratic caucus held a public hearing on the repeal Thursday.
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Tue., November 8, 2011 6:42am
Opponents of a policy that effectively bans illegal immigrants from Georgia's most competitive state colleges and universities plan to ask the university system to overturn it. Two young people are set to address a committee of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Tuesday.
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Tue., September 20, 2011 3:00pm
Fall vegetable harvest is underway in Georgia. No labor shortage so far and prices are good. Crop damage from Irene could benefit farmers here.
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Fri., August 26, 2011 1:08pm
The new state immigration law has some Georgia farmers planting less food for the Fall harvest. They’re worried about a worker shortage.
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Sat., July 9, 2011 8:53am
Starting in January, Georgia’s new immigration law requires companies with 500 workers or more to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure their employees can work here legally. Over the next year, smaller employers will be phased in in two waves. The online system checks eligibility with the Social Security Administration and the Bureau of Citizen and Immigration Services.
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Sat., June 18, 2011 7:54am
Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said this week the state might face some unintended consequences with its new immigration law. He said he wanted Georgia to be known as a state that was friendly and welcoming to people.
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Thu., June 16, 2011 2:29pm
Federal immigration authorities are beginning a new round of investigations designed to make sure businesses hire only people authorized to work in the U.S.
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Wed., June 15, 2011 11:59am
Four more Georgia counties have begun sharing biometric information with federal immigration authorities to help identify criminal immigrants.
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Sat., June 11, 2011 8:21am
Gov. Nathan Deal has received the results of a Department of Agriculture survey of farmers to determine whether growers are suffering a labor shortage. Deal’s spokeswoman said the governor will review the data and comment on it next week.
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