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February 8, 2012
January 30, 2012
Georgia: Some 26% of those responding to a recent survey – about 125 farmers – lost $10 million as a result of a lack of laborers – (thanks to the anti-immigrant law)
from timesenterprise.com :: Tagged agriculture, farm, Georgia, survey
January 11, 2012
examiner: South American and Mayan DNA discovered in Southern Appalachians – Georgia
from examiner.com :: Tagged dna, Georgia, Maya, South America
January 4, 2012
latino.foxnews: Georgia Survey Finds Farmers Are Having Hard Time Replacing Migrant Workers – By Elizabeth Llorente
from latino.foxnews.com :: Tagged agriculture, Elizabeth Llorente, farm, Georgia, survey
November 7, 2011
Cuban-American businessman Alex Meruelo will not be purchasing the Atlanta Hawks basketball team after all
from thedowneypatriot.com :: Tagged Alex Meruelo, Atlanta, basketball, Cuban, Georgia
October 6, 2011
Georgia’s agricultural industry lost tens of millions of dollars last harvest and many farmers say they will plant less in the upcoming season due to a labor shortage triggered by a strict immigration law, two new studies show.
from laht.com :: Tagged agriculture, Georgia
October 3, 2011
Despite explosive growth in the past decade, Georgia Hispanics have barely made a dent in the state political scene.
from chron.com :: Tagged Georgia
September 21, 2011
HB 87, Georgia’s Arizona-Style Law, Is Not About Race? – By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO)
from newstaco.com :: Tagged Georgia, racial issues
September 6, 2011
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday appointed a longtime leader in an anti-immigrant hate group to serve on a new state panel charged with enforcing the state’s harsh new immigration law.
from splcenter.org :: Tagged Georgia, racial issues
August 27, 2011
Organizers hope Georgia takes a fresh look at collegiate ban – Profs launch ‘Freedom U’ for illegal immigrants
from azstarnet.com :: Tagged Georgia
August 15, 2011
Video: Hispanic student enrollment drops in Colquitt County, Georgia – During past decade Latinos surged from 8% to 22% of student population then this year dropped nearly 7% – effect of new immigration law
from walb.com :: Tagged Georgia, statistic, student, video
August 12, 2011
Legal taxis ferry illegal immigrants to work in Georgia – A crackdown in Gainesville means driving without a license can lead to deportation, so many use a ‘taxista’ — or simply move away.
from latimes.com :: Tagged driver's licenses, Georgia
August 8, 2011
California developer and Cuban Alex Meruelo to purchase Atlanta Hawks
from mercurynews.com :: Tagged Atlanta, basketball, Georgia
August 1, 2011
South Carolina, Georgia farmers allowed to export peaches to Mexico for first time since 1994
from tiftongazette.com :: Tagged Georgia, Mexico, South Carolina, trade
July 25, 2011
Sweeping New Immigration Laws in Georgia and Alabama Impact Migrant Labor Trends
from diverseeducation.com :: Tagged agriculture, Alabama, Georgia
July 19, 2011
Georgia mayors, county commissioners and even business-license clerks may face $5,000 fines from a panel of state-sanctioned volunteers empowered to investigate complaints about compliance with a new immigration law.
from bloomberg.com :: Tagged Georgia
July 5, 2011
Thousands of protesters marched around the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta Saturday to demonstrate against a tough new law designed to combat illegal immigration.
from 11alive.com :: Tagged Atlanta, Georgia, protest
June 28, 2011
Federal Court Blocks Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Law – Landmark Decision is 4th Draconian State Law Blocked by Courts
:: Tagged Georgia
June 27, 2011
Convicts or Illegals: Georgia Hunts for Farmworkers As Tough Immigration Law Takes Hold
from time.com :: Tagged agriculture, farm worker, Georgia
Immigration law already hitting Georgia farmers – Charles Hall, executive director of the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Grower’s Association. “Farmers are short on harvest labor 30 to 50 percent. You don’t have a whole lot of window — that crop has to come out or it’ll spoil.”
from gainesvilletimes.com :: Tagged agriculture, Georgia
June 22, 2011
Georgia puts probationers to work harvesting crops – yielding mixed results, on the first two days, all the probationers quit by mid-afternoon – (unless everyone wants to pay more for their fruits and veggies we are going to have a problem just as our nation’s farmers will)
from today.msnbc.msn.com :: Tagged agriculture, farm worker, Georgia
June 21, 2011
A federal judge in Atlanta said Monday that he will rule quickly on a request to block enforcement of a Georgia immigration law pending the final resolution of a lawsuit challenging the measure.
from laht.com :: Tagged Georgia, lawsuit
June 15, 2011
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal offered a provocative solution Tuesday for farmers who claim workers have been scared away by a crackdown on illegal immigration: Hire people on probation to toil in the fields instead.
from msnbc.msn.com :: Tagged agriculture, farm, farm workers, Georgia
June 7, 2011
Demography expert: Hispanics will double in Georgia over the next eight years
from albanyherald.com :: Tagged demographics, Georgia, population
June 2, 2011
ACLU and Civil Rights Coalition File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia “Show Me Your Papers” Law – Law Would Turn Georgia into Police State and Invite Racial Profiling, Groups Say
:: Tagged ACLU, civil rights, Georgia, lawsuit, racial profiling, Southern Poverty Law Center
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