Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Stephanie Angel Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants January 25, 2021 / October 13, 2026 by Stephanie Angel Download PDF Key Takeaways: Expanded access to a driver’s card promotes family unity and enhances road safety. GBPI projects that approximately 165,000 Georgia immigrants could benefit from expanded access to driving privileges. During the first three years of implementation, the state could gain almost $17 million in revenue from driver’s card fees, motor […] Read more » immig immigration revenue
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice To A Healthy, Prosperous New Year December 31, 2020 / December 31, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Today marks the end of 2020, and I know we all are breathing a sigh of relief as 2021 is a sunrise away. As I reflect on this past year and everything that has tested us, feelings of fear, loss and pain are inescapable. The pandemic brought existential challenges for our world and we felt […] Read more »
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Stephanie Angel Worker Justice Immigration Primer December 22, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Stephanie Angel Download PDF Executive Summary The U.S. immigration system is complex and difficult to navigate. Newcomers migrate to this country and to states like Georgia seeking to reunite with family, pursue new employment opportunities or flee persecution and violence in their home country. Georgia’s foreign-born population has increased exponentially over the last few decades, accounting […] Read more » daca Dreamers green card immigration visa
Blog Worker Justice State of Working Georgia: 2020 COVID Crisis Year-End Review December 18, 2020 / December 28, 2020 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways: Over 4.1 million Georgians have filed for unemployment benefits since the COVID pandemic began. Black Georgians filed 25 percent fewer claims than white, Asian and Hispanic/Latinx Georgians combined in April; by November, Black Georgians filed 71 percent more claims compared to all others combined. This is evidence of wealth inequality and “last hired, […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2021 Policy Priorities December 2, 2020 / January 7, 2021 by Caitlin Highland The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2021. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Reports Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia October 1, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle | 1 Comment on Cash Matters: Reimagining Anti-Racist TANF Policies in Georgia Download PDF This report was written in partnership with Ray Khalfani, Research Associate This report contains research and policy solutions that are part of a broader anti-racist vision to reverse racial disparities in Georgia. These disparities are caused and perpetuated by structural racism, a collection of discriminatory policies and racial biases across several […] Read more » anti-racist racial equity Safety Net SNAP TANF
Alex Camardelle Blog People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Worker Power Key to a Better Balance in Georgia September 3, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Alex Camardelle CW: To highlight the racist roots of right-to-work laws, this piece quotes racist statements proponents of the policy have made. Key Takeaways: This Labor Day, we are reminded that there are still anti-labor policies on the books in Georgia that diminish worker power and economic opportunity for all. Unions play a significant role in shaping […] Read more » Jobs jobs and economy Labor Day right-to-work unions
Blog Criminal Legal System Reform Stephanie Angel COVID-19 Has Exacerbated the Inequities Inherent in Incarceration August 24, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Stephanie Angel Download PDF Key Takeaways: Prior to the pandemic, the GDC population was rising, leaving those within densely populated facilities particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. The GDC is not tracking COVID-19 cases or fatalities by race/ethnicity, making it difficult to identify how racially disparate health outcomes are experienced in confinement. 38 percent […] Read more » COVID-19 criminal justice Department of Corrections racial inequities
Blog People Powered Prosperity Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Beyond the Unemployment Rate: You Can’t Tell the Whole Truth with Half of the Data August 13, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways: The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate (LFPR), employment to population rate (EPOP) and underemployment rate are four measures that serve as indicators of different elements of labor force strength. Policymakers and the general public should begin to use of all four measures and break them down by race and ethnicity in order […] Read more »
Alex Camardelle Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Fact Sheets People Powered Prosperity New Support for Students Who Receive Free and Reduced-Price Lunch August 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF A Spanish-Language PDF is also available here. From now until Sept. 18, families of school children who receive free and reduced-priced lunch can apply to get Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT). This week the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) changed this deadline from Sept. 25 to ensure they receive updated […] Read more » coronavirus covid ebt p-ebt pandemic Safety Net
