Despite a crackdown on illegal immigration this year when President Donald Trump took office, Georgia’s total population of unauthorized immigrants has swelled to nearly 500,000, per a new report from the Migration Policy Institute. Since 2018 the state’s illegal immigrant population has grown by more than 45%, and Georgia has surpassed New Jersey to move up to 6th in the U.S. in total unauthorized population. The study does note that the growth has likely stalled – and may even be reversing in 2025 – but Georgia’s status as a “destination state” for illegal immigration has it SINKING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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