Today, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee discussed bill SB529.

The bill is a response to a state rural health study that found granting temporary licensure to foreign medical professionals...

After I graduated college, I worked as a medical interpreter at a clinic along Atlanta’s Buford Highway corridor. I spent my days speaking Spanish with patients, nearly all of whom came from low-income communities.

Hundreds of refugees, immigrants, and immigration advocates converged at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday – part of an annual tradition to push for immigrant friendly policies and tout foreign-born workers’ contribution to the Georgia economy.

Nafisa Mustafa went to medical school in Sudan. She wishes she could be part of the solution to the healthcare "emergency," but unless state laws change, she won't be able to.

Farangais Saidi is an obstetrician and gynecologist whose medical career has been derailed twice. First, by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Then by Georgia law.

When she was a year into her medical training...

Husnia Jamal fled Taliban oppression in Afghanistan and now lives in Georgia. She plans to attend Berry College to study computer science this fall.

The 10th annual New Americans Celebration drew about 300 case workers, advocates and allies to the state Capitol this month to welcome resettled refugees and immigrants to Georgia.

Roughly 300 immigration advocates congregated at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, where they pushed for immigrant friendly policies and touted foreign-born workers’ contributions to the Georgia economy.

Economists estimate that ‘two years of lost immigration’ is responsible for close to half of the 3.5 million workers missing from the labor force...

By the time he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and arrived to Atlanta in late August, Klinsman Torres had exhausted his savings. The Venezuelan migrant’s most immediate priority was to find work. “Nothing is below me,” he said. “Work is work.” ...

Businesses across Georgia are still reeling from the negative economic impact of COVID-19. This is especially true when it comes to the state’s Hispanic-owned businesses as well as all immigrant-owned companies...

Georgia communities, businesses, and leaders came together last month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. For the past decade, nearly 20,000 Georgia Dreamers...

For eight years running, Georgia has been named the number one state in the nation in which to do business. But with that accolade comes a persistent challenge – serving the increasingly diverse Peach State population...

The 2022 Georgia Legislative Session was a year of encouraging progress for the BIG Partnership and its efforts to build a growing, bipartisan movement committed to ensuring all Georgians can achieve their potential and contribute...

Two years in, it is clear that the pandemic has created never before seen or expected challenges for our workforce and economy. While state leaders reconvene under the Gold Dome to address a number of priorities, tackling the...

Even before COVID-19 hit our borders and changed virtually every business plan and legislative priority, the battle for talent was being fought across every industry sector around the world. Communities, states, and nations that...