Tag: immigrants
How a Syrian refugee family changed my life
Khaled is choking. Khaled, who is alive because he hid under his desk when the men came with their guns, whose family is alive because he convinced them to walk out the front door of their Damascus home while it still stood (and keep walking until they found a way to Jordan).
We wanted to tell you the story of Atlanta’s unsung kitchen workers, but we can’t.
Hugely important to the restaurant industry, immigrants are scared right now.
Does it matter if Atlanta is declared a Sanctuary City versus a Welcoming City?
In the wake of controversy over President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, Mayor Kasim Reed has declined to declare Atlanta a “sanctuary city,” calling it instead a “welcoming city.” It’s a distinction that ultimately may not matter—either to immigrants or to the Trump administration.