Georgia bill a wake-up call to migrant community

“Illegal Brazilian workers gathered at a convenience store in Sandy Springs on Friday to discuss a hastily organized Latino boycott. The half-dozen stonemasons, vinyl siding installers and restaurant cleaners had taken the day off from work to prove a point.

“Without immigrants, lots of jobs won’t get done,” siding installer Emivaldo Coleta de Almeida said.”

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