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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a survey by the Georgia Restaurant Association revealed widespread worker shortages in the state’s $14.1 billion restaurant industry:
Even before it goes into effect next month, Georgia's new immigration law is having an effect as farm workers flee the state for friendlier environments in other southern states.
Carlos Santana, in Georgia to receive a civil rights award from Major League Baseball, used the opportunity to blast Georgia and Arizona for their strict immigration laws.