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To learn more about business and immigration in Georgia, please scroll to our below resources. To learn more about the BIG Partnership's advocacy work, please click the button below:

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Business and Immigration Resources

CRSA 2020 Annual Report

All of the latest updates from the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies, including the economic impact of Georgia refugees and immigrants and the state of refugee resettlement in Georgia. Download the report:

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Creating a Welcoming Metro Atlanta

Welcoming America's report on their regional strategic welcoming plan to create a more inclusive metro Atlanta. Download the report for more on Atlanta-area refugees and immigrants:

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Refugees as Employees

Refugees as Employees: Good Retention, Strong Recruitment is a report from the Tent Partnership for Refugees and the Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent and nonpartisan research institute.

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Economic Outcomes of Immigrant College Grads

A report by the Migration Policy Institute which analyzes the skills and economic outcomes of both immigrant and U.S.-born college graduates. Download the fact sheet to learn more:

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Immigration Primer

The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) created this immigration primer to provide residents, advocates, and state lawmakers with a general overview of how the nation's immigration system functions:

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Immigrants in Georgia

New American Economy conducts research on the economic contributions of new Americans in the U.S. To learn more about how new Americans impact Georgia's economy, visit their website:

Global Talent Initiative

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce's Global Talent Initiative was established to find common-sense solutions to grow Georgia's talent base and increase economic prosperity. To learn more, visit their website:

Immigrants Make Georgia Stronger and Better

This report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) outlines the incredible boost that Georgia's foreign-born community gives the economy. To learn more, visit GBPI's website:

Refugee Advocacy Lab

The Refugee Advocacy Lab is a national coalition of refugee-serving partners coming together to grow the diverse constituency for U.S. leadership on refugee protection. To learn more, visit their website:

State Offices for New Americans

As America's foreign-born population grows, so does the need for state offices to specifically address and serve this community.

Here are the states already working to address these needs:

State Business-Immigration Compacts

A compact is a set of principles, agreed upon by business, industry, and civic leaders, designed to guide state immigration discussion. Here are the current states with compacts:

Advocacy Resources

The BIG Partnership plays an active role in advocating for policies that benefit Georgia and her growing foreign-born population at the Gold Dome and beyond. To learn more about our advocacy work, please view our latest materials:

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