AltWeeklies Wire
Portraits of Atlanta immigrantsnew
9 men and women share their voices, their stories.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis and Thomas Wheatley |
07-03-2014 |
Immigration
Don't shut the door on refugeesnew
A conservative says Georgia's decision to reduce the number of refugees doesn't make sense
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Brian Bollinger |
02-21-2013 |
Immigration
Cashing in on a Crackdownnew
Georgia’s thriving private prison industry will get a boost from new immigration law.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
07-28-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Prisons
How Will Georgia's New Immigration Law Impact Restaurants?new
"Everyone's scared. We don't want to leave our families here. Everyone's talking about it. We don't know what the law means, we just feel scared. Everyone in the kitchens here, they're all Mexican. What's going to happen if we all have to leave? I don't know."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
07-12-2011 |
Immigration
My Illegal-Immigration Storynew
'The great lion has awakened, and you have a choice to make'
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rolando Zenteno |
07-07-2011 |
Immigration
Blinders On, Immigrants Outnew
Georgia lawmakers' revive their anti-immigrant obsession.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
CL Editorial Board |
11-03-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
From Baghdad to Georgianew
An Iraqi refugee finds safety in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-13-2008 |
Immigration
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
