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SAPELO FOUNDATION RELEASES REPORT: IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ON LATINO CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
Troubling first hand accounts and interviews with parents and children negatively impacted by 287(g) immigration laws in Gwinnett and Cobb Counties highlighted.
Domestic violence also a serious problem as women and their children are scared to report abuses and seek help from law enforcement for fear of deportation.
Report details suggestions for local immigration enforcement and child welfare policy reform recommendations.
Report urges our nation’s policymakers and leaders to enact comprehensive immigration reform in light of report’s findings.
“Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families.”From Georgia Appleseed: This manual guides volunteer lawyers and non-lawyer practitioners through important financial and family rights threatened by the deportation process, including final paychecks, bank accounts, car and home ownership, government benefits, child custody, and others. “Protecting Assets” provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to help immigrants protect their financial assets and family relationships.
Refugee Family Services
The mission of Refugee Family Services is to support the efforts of refugee women and children to achieve self-sufficiency in the United States by providing education and economic opportunity.
Contact Information: Open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
email | phone: (404) 299-6217
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Metro Atlanta Hispanic Populations
County/percent total/overall population in 2008
Clayton -- 11.6% -- 273,718
Cobb -- 11.7% -- 698,158
DeKalb -- 10.4% -- 739,956
Douglas -- 6.2% -- 127,932
Fayette -- 4.2% -- 106,465
Fulton -- 8.3% -- 1,014,932
Gwinnett -- 17.5% -- 789,500
Hall -- 26.3% -- 184,814
Henry -- 5.2% -- 191,502
Rockdale -- 9.8% -- 83,222
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
June 16, 2008 ICM Newsletter: ICM Builds Partnership with Hispanic/Latino Faith Communities
ICM hosted its first workshop, "Expanding Our Voices; Embracing All Children" with Hispanic and Latino faith and community leaders Thursday, June 12 at Simpsonwood Conference Center and began a conversation about issues that impact Hispanic/Latino children and planned ways ICM can partner with our Hispanic/Latino sisters and brothers of all faiths to address them.
"While many issues are universal to all children, ICM wants to ensure that our agenda and efforts include those issues of particular concern to faith communities that serve Hispanic/Latino children and families," said Kathryn Stanley. Kathryn and Caitlin Foley are ICM's Faith-in-Action community organizers for this initiative.
"After many preliminary conversations with Hispanic and Latino faith and community leaders, ICM, with the help of GALEO, is ready to bring faith leaders together to talk," Kathryn said.
GALEO, co-host of the meeting, is the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials.
The workshop was a success with some 20 attendees participating in identifying and discussing the most pressing issues that Hispanic/Latino children in Georgia face on a daily basis. This was the first of many collaborative efforts to come between ICM and the Hispanic/Latino communities.