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Podcast: Where do Georgia’s 2018 candidates stand on immigration?

12/05/2017, Atlanta, GA, - Atlanta residents cast their vote for the next Atlanta mayor during the run-off election at Fickett Elementary School, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood are on the runoff ticket for the city’s next mayor. The winner of the election will be the second woman in history to lead the city of Atlanta. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
12/05/2017, Atlanta, GA, - Atlanta residents cast their vote for the next Atlanta mayor during the run-off election at Fickett Elementary School, Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood are on the runoff ticket for the city’s next mayor. The winner of the election will be the second woman in history to lead the city of Atlanta. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
April 16, 2018

Immigration is an issue to watch in Georgia’s major 2018 races.

The AJC's Jeremy Redmon and Greg Bluestein reported last month that Georgia's GOP candidates for governor "put a bull's-eye on illegal immigration."

Redmon also reported that a Georgia congressional candidate took aim at Trump over DACA in a new ad and many first-and second-generation Americans are running for office this year.

Redmon joined Bluestein on the Politically Georgia podcast to discuss how immigration is impacting major contests and what candidates are saying.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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