Georgia Gov Signs Anti-Immigrant Bill Into Law

Georgia Gov Signs Anti-Immigrant Bill Into Law

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

Today Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, a Republican, signed into law HB 87, The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, which targets Latino immigrants in a variety of different ways. We […]

Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Politics Reflect Deep South Sea Change

NewsTaco April 26, 2011

Is Georgia becoming the new Arizona? An immigration bill that parrots Arizona’s infamous sb1070 is making news in that state. Even while the Arizona law has been successfully challenged in federal court and a […]

News Taco To Go: Japan Earthquake, Muslims, NFL, iPad And Oldest Woman

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Japan, causing a 13-foot tsunami that has thus far killed hundreds of people. The quake is the largest in recorded Japanese history. A […]

Latinos Are Georgia Politico’s “Favorite” Aliens

Mary Mata February 10, 2011

Sigh. Big sigh. Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey, a Republican, recently visited the border on a fact-finding mission (to make sure it’s there, or what?) with other politicos to check out […]