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Immigration May 5, 2024

Many immigrants to the US are fleeing violence and persecution − here’s how the federal government can help cities absorb them

by Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in…

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Smyrna April 26, 2024

Cobb Magistrate Court sponsors free pop-up legal clinic in Smyrna tomorrow

Image above a screenshot from Commissioner Monique Sheffield’s BOC announcement about the event Do you have questions about family law, child support, small claims, probate, bankruptcy, immigration or other legal…

U.S. Congress April 2, 2024

Is this the least productive congress ever? Yes, but it’s not just because they’re lazy

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Congress has once again been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, with multiple…

Critical Thinking March 18, 2024

What is the ‘great replacement theory’? A scholar of race relations explains

by Rodney Coates, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The “great replacement theory,” whose origins date back to the late 19th century, argues that…

Six speakers at a Cobb Immigration Alliance

Immigration March 12, 2024

Local Cobb coalition pushes back on hate-mongering against immigrants

Last Thursday, March 12, the Cobb Immigrant Alliance and Cobb SCLC held a press conference in Glover Park on Marietta Square, pushing back against the increasingly sharp verbal and legal…

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Georgia March 6, 2024

Candidates begin qualifying at Georgia Capitol to keep and win jobs from Congress to Legislature

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 5, 2024 The Georgia Capitol was abuzz Monday with lawmakers and hopeful lawmakers…

Opinion March 5, 2024

“(Kemp) spreading fear and hate of the migrant community”

This open letter was distributed by Rich Pellegrino for the Cobb Immigrant Alliance and Cobb SCLC An Open Letter to Governor Brian Kemp from the Cobb Immigrant Alliance & SCLC …

U.S. Congress February 14, 2024

Mayorkas impeached: Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight is legitimate or politicized

by Claire Leavitt, Smith College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a failed vote to impeach him the previous week, Republicans in the House of…

Immigration February 14, 2024

Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy

by Ramya Vijaya, Stockton University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Although Congress is failing to pass laws to restrict the number of migrants arriving in…

National February 13, 2024

A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US

by Sally Howell, University of Michigan-Dearborn and Amny Shuraydi, University of Michigan-Dearborn, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American…

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