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News Articles: Immigration

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

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Today on the show, we discussed the upcoming Georgia special session on hurricane relief and heard from actors telling immigrant stories through ...

November 13, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more
"Accents" is a web sitcom that features actors from different backgrounds.

Atlanta Web Show Aims To Debunk Immigration Stereotypes Through 'Accents'

A foreign accent can invite intrigue, conversations and stereotypes. One Atlanta group wants to debunk the stigma for immigrants. "Accents" is a web...

October 25, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces on Thursday the city will no longer accept ICE detainees at the jail.

Atlanta Will No Longer Accept ICE Detainees

The City of Atlanta will no longer accept U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center. Atlanta Mayor Keisha...

September 06, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Earlier this year, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the city would temporarily stop accepting new detainees from the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Advocates Ask Council To Close Atlanta Detention Center

More than a hundred advocates poured into Atlanta’s City Hall Monday asking the city council to move forward in closing the Atlanta detention center.

August 21, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp on stage during a primary election night party in Athens, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Does Wealth Help or Hurt in 2018 Midterm Election?

On this edition of Political Rewind, the ballot in Georgia’s 2018 midterm election is divided along money lines. Multimillionaires and candidates of...

August 15, 2018
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By:
  • Robert Jimison

GPB Midday Headlines For Wednesday August 8, 2018

GA immigration Enforcement Review Board Members Resign ATL City Council Considers Extended Hours For Bars During Superbowl Two Marietta High School...

August 08, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Georgia gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams, left, and Brian Kemp.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams, Kemp Lay Out Strategies For November Election

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams are laying out the issues and the lines of attack they’ll take into the fall campaign...

August 01, 2018
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By:
  • Tom Faust

On Second Thought for Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Efrain de la Rosa, a 40-year-old detainee at ICE’s Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, was found dead in his cell last Tuesday. Immigration and Customs...

July 18, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Fenly Foxen ,
  • and 3 more
On January 31, 2017 around 7000 protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis to denounce Republican President Trump and express solidarity with immigrants.

Chris Richardson: Leaving Diplomacy For Immigration Law

Shortly after President Donald Trump signed the immigration ban, thousands of state department employees issued a dissent cable to Rex Tillerson....

July 16, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Summer Evans

Another Death At Georgia Immigration Detention Center

There has been another death at Georgia’s largest immigration detention facility. Efrain De La Rosa, 40, was the second apparent suicide and the third...

July 13, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In this file photo, Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle speaks to his supporters, in Gainesville, Ga, May 22, 2018.

Political Rewind: Cagle Wins Endorsement Of The NRA

T he National Rifle Association endorsed Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, days before the July 24 GOP runoff against Secretary of State Brian Kemp . This comes as...

July 09, 2018
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By:
  • FFoxen
In this file photo, Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle speaks to his supporters, in Gainesville, Ga, May 22, 2018.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Cagle Wins Endorsement Of The NRA

The National Rifle Association endorsed Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle days before the July 24 GOP runoff against Secretary of State Brian Kemp . This comes as...

July 09, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Fenly Foxen
In this file photo, a voter enters a polling site in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Early Voting Begins In Georgia

What is there was a primary runoff election and no one voted? Early voting for the July 24 th election starts today, but candidates vying for a spot in...

July 02, 2018
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By:
  • Tom Faust
Ever Castillo, left, and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Hildalgo, Texas.

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  • Politics

Handel Injected Into Immigration Debate On House Floor

On this edition of Political Rewind, President Donald Trump may have signed an order keeping immigrant families arrested at the border together, but it...

June 22, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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