immigration
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Northeast Georgia News
Georgia Bills Seek Special Licenses for Non-U.S. Citizens
Two bills in the Georgia State Legislature seek to visibly differentiate driver’s licenses held by non US citizens. SB 161, introduced by Senator Frank Ginn, proposes that non US citizens be issued vertically oriented licenses, while HB 324, introduced by Representative Alan Powell, proposes that the licenses of non US…
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UGA
First a Dawg, Now an American Citizen
Dreams can take a month to achieve, a year, a decade or never happen. UGA student Rafael Paz Abromson, from Brazil, achieved what he’s been dreaming of for 12 years. He finally became a U.S. citizen two weeks ago. Abromson has wanted to be a U.S. citizen since he was…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA students join the conversation on Trump immigration ban
ATHENS, Ga.—Students at the University of Georgia participated in a ‘March For Immigrants’ last Friday to protest against the ban on immigration posed by President Trump. The event was created by the Muslim Student Association in partnership with the UGA chapter for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
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2016 Election
Undocumented Immigrants Look at Coming Election
Election day is here. One of the issues that experts say could impact the results is the Latino vote and the candidates positions on immigration. College Republican, Ben Grayson has a very strong opinion on the issue of undocumented citizens. “In a state funded university, no I don’t think that they…
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Diversity
OPINION: Today I Will be A U.S. Citizen; No One Can Stop Me
I was just nine years old when I moved to this country, leaving everything I have ever known behind. Mexico had been my whole world. Today that is changing. I am becoming a citizen of a great country. One that has filled me with dreams and opportunities. My father and mother…
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Northeast Georgia News
State Budget Cuts Impeding Georgia’s Agriculture
-Athens, GA A new state budget has immigrant farm workers worried about where their next paycheck will come from. Jeffrey McNair has been running around all morning to find out more. Each morning immigrant workers gather in front of this shelter in front of Home Depot on Epps Bridge…