AltWeeklies Wire
Clamping Downnew
Georgia's immigration law takes effect in July, but its ripples are already being felt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz and Alejandro Leal |
05-10-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
No Respectnew
Georgia's immigrants have acted -- what will be the long-term effect?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-04-2006 |
Immigration
Power in Numbersnew
A statewide Hispanic boycott crippled Georgia's economy for a day -- what's next?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-30-2006 |
Immigration
Health Care Roadblocknew
Mario and Laura -- illegal Mexican immigrants who live in Georgia -- learned last month that getting state medical care for their child, who is a U.S. citizen, might not be as easy as it once seemed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-16-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Healing Deniednew
A proposed bill in Georgia is a comprehensive crackdown on illegal immigrants and a broad denial of social services, including emergency health care, for illegal adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-16-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Judge Decides Fate of Teenager Facing Deportationnew
A 19-year-old went before the judge to find out if he would be allowed to stay in the U.S. after an arrest five years earlier for pot. Follow-up to "Feds Look to Deport Teenager for Pot."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
12-08-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
A Hispanic Man Chases the American Dream -- And Fallsnew
Pablo came to Georgia to earn money as a construction worker for his wife and children, only to fall to his death on the site.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
12-01-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Crackdown on Human Traffickingnew
If the past month's activities are any sign, federal prosecutors are succeeding in their mission to topple a perceived growing number of Georgia-based traffickers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-17-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
