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News Articles: immigrants

An America flag flies near the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island.

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  • Economy

New nation, new ideas: A study finds immigrants out-innovate native-born Americans

In a fascinating new study, a group of economists measures the impact of immigrants on American innovation.

January 10, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
A group of new citizens claps during a naturalization ceremony.

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  • Politics

New U.S. citizens could play big role in Georgia's elections

Georgia's newest voters are large in number and highly engaged, according to a new report.

August 24, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Author Keri Smith rode out the pandemic in Canada, where she was born. Now she's worried about returning to her home in Northampton, Mass.

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  • National

Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic.

July 24, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Protestors try to close Irwin County Detention Center

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  • Law

ICE Will Stop Housing Immigrants At The Irwin County Detention Center

The Biden administration has ordered the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla and a second county jail in Massachusetts to stop housing immigrant detainees.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Clive Thompson reads aloud the letter that means he and his wife, Oneita, no longer need to fear deportation. They are joined by their son, Timothy, 15.

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  • National

'All Our Opportunity Was Taken Away': Sanctuary Family Slowly Restarts Life

The Thompsons, originally from Jamaica, spent 843 days living in churches in Philadelphia to avoid deportation. Now they are free, but reentry comes with new challenges.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff
Several residents of the Southern Towers apartment complex in Alexandria, Va., briefly had a campaign asking the landlord to "cancel" rent during the pandemic.

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  • National

Virginia Immigrants Hit Hard By Pandemic Fear Eviction, Housing Squeeze

Many of them work in service industries —as cooks, Uber drivers, nursing aides— jobs that have been especially affected this past year. "I don't have money to pay rent," resident Mahlet Kassa says.

April 26, 2021
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  • Pam Fessler
While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with a temporary moratorium on deportations.

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  • National

For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Joel Rose
The middle school students of the Global Village Project during a visit to the Tubman African American Museum in Macon.

How Refugees – And The Communities That Welcome Them – Are Transforming The South

June 20 marks World Refugee Day. The United Nations defines refugees as people forced to flee their native countries "because of persecution, war or...

June 20, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
The CD booklet for Beto Cacao's new album provides all lyrics in both Spanish and English.

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  • Music

'Undocorridos': Athens Resident Gives A New Name To A Mexican Musical Tradition

"Corridos" are a traditional form of storytelling through song, which became widely popular during the Mexican Revolution. They often tell stories of...

June 18, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Doctors who were born in another country make up approximately 17 percent of the physician workforce in Georgia.

Doctors With Borders: Immigrant Physicians Hindered From Easing Georgia Doctor Shortage

According to the American Immigration Council, about 25 percent of the nearly one million physicians who practice medicine in the United States were...

December 12, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
The Southern Poverty Law Center has named two Georgia detention centers in a lawsuit claiming immigration officials hinder detainees' access to legal help.

Southern Poverty Law Center Sues Over Immigrant Access to Legal Assistance

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would halt its Legal Orientation Program, which provides legal advice and information to...

April 16, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Thursday, July 27, 2017

First, a recent report puts Georgia 41st in the nation for its quality of senior health. According to America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, that’s...

July 27, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
A crowd gathers to hear discussion about HB 37 during a meeting of the House Committee on Higher Education Feb. 1, 2017, in Atlanta. Under the bill private colleges that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities would lose state funding.

Georgia Lawmakers Send Bill Banning 'Sanctuary Campus' Policies To Governor

Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill banning private colleges and universities from adopting so-called "sanctuary" policies. The measure would block...

March 28, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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