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October 30, 2024 / General, Immigration

Atlanta’s population surge is driven by domestic migrationImage

The Atlanta Regional Commission forecasts that the 21-county region will add 1.8 million people by 2050. The analysis is based on the 2018-22 Census Bureau’s State-to-County Migration Flows data, a special tabulation of the American Community Survey. It provides a detailed view into a key component of the region’s growth: domestic migration into the city area.

Key takeaways:

By 2050, the Atlanta region is expected to grow to around 7.9 million residents.
The largest in-migrations to our region come from Florida, the most populous states (California, Texas, New York), and our closest neighbors (the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Alabama).
The top 10 states account for about 54% of the new population in the Atlanta area, indicating a concentrated pattern of in-migration.

See the blog post here.

December 15, 2023 / Basic Needs, Civic Engagement, Economics, Equity, Hispanic, Immigration, Inflation

Inflation and cost of living ranked as top concern for Latinos in GeorgiaImage

Puente para la Gente is an initiative from GALEO, GALEO Impact Fund, the Latinx Alliance, and other organizations to encourage participation all over Georgia. The 2023 survey, curated by BSP Research, captured what is needed, wanted, and what is contributed by the Latinx community.

Key takeaways:

Nearly half of Latinos in Georgia cite inflation and cost of living (47%) as the most important issue to address, followed by improving wages and jobs (35%) and lowering the cost of health care (30%).
17% cited women’s reproductive rights and abortion rights as a top issue in the community and 71% of Latinos said they strongly support passing a law guaranteeing access to abortion for people who need it.
A large majority of respondents expressed support for policies to improve access to higher education regardless of immigration status, safeguarding voting rights for all Americans, and affordable housing and renters’ rights.
At least half of the respondents had to postpone medical care due to economic hardships. Other reasons for economic distress were the need to have a second job or side hustle and postponing paying certain bills.
Climate change and other environmental issues are issues of great concern for respondents.

See the detailed results of the survey and the press conference here.

May 12, 2023 / Civic Engagement, Equity, Hispanic, Immigration, Policy, Refugee

In 24% of Georgia counties, at least 10% of the population speak a language other than English at homeImage

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta recently published a “Linguistic Diversity in Georgia” report detailing data and recommendations to better serve Georgia’s diverse populations.

Georgia’s linguistically diverse population is not exclusively concentrated in the state’s most populous counties.

More than 800,000 Georgians speak Spanish, making up 8 percent of Georgia’s total population.

To account for gaps in available Census data, stakeholders should look to other sources, such as school data, for more detailed data about languages spoken in a given jurisdiction.

Language access and linguistic representation is important even to those who self-report as speaking English “very well.”

May 9, 2023 / Equity, Immigration, Policy

The 2020 census may have missed a large share of noncitizensInsight

A recent US Census Bureau study of government administrative data “designed to improve coverage of historically undercounted population groups” found the potential for a significant undercount of noncitizens in the 2020 Census.

NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang explains:

That gap, researchers found, was likely driven by noncitizen residents who are missing from the agency’s count, especially those with “unknown legal status.” About 19.7% of noncitizens tallied in the simulation using administrative records had addresses that could not be matched with those counted in the 2020 census.

That raises ‘the possibility that the 2020 Census did not succeed in collecting data for a significant fraction of noncitizens residing in the United States,’ the bureau’s report says.”

Undercounts lead to underrepresentation and subsequently misrepresentation in standard population data. If you work with “hard to count” populations—children under five, noncitizens, people of color, rural residents—it is imperative you go beyond population data when designing programs, policies, and funding strategies.

October 2, 2020 / Basic Needs, Civic Engagement, Hispanic, Immigration

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Among immigrant-serving organizations, civic engagement focuses during and beyond the pandemic include: (1) supporting the wellbeing of community leaders and volunteer-led organizations, (2) strengthening community networks for mutual aid, (3) civic education, including redistricting, (4) ensuring comprehensive and standard language access policies for all Georgia districts. (LCF)

October 1, 2020 / Hispanic, Immigration, Operations

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Agencies working with immigrants and/or addressing immigration-related issues (DACA, TPS, increased detentions, etc) are currently conducting scenario planning connected November election results. (LCF)

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Atlanta’s population surge is driven by domestic migrationImage

Inflation and cost of living ranked as top concern for Latinos in GeorgiaImage

In 24% of Georgia counties, at least 10% of the population speak a language other than English at homeImage

The 2020 census may have missed a large share of noncitizensInsight

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