The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covers the Atlanta metro area, along with state Government, the Legislature, and statewide issues. Staff includes 80 reporters, 23 editors and 49 additional staffers who produce news stories, video documentaries, investigative special projects, podcasts and other journalism. The newspaper is owned by Cox Enterprises, a family-owned company that has been in Atlanta since 1939.

Current Position

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Beat: Latino and Asian immigrant communities in Atlanta

Position:

Georgia is home to more than 1.1 million foreign-born residents, who represent 10 percent of the state’s population. Another 700,000 residents were born in the U.S. with at least one immigrant parent. It’s a diverse group from a variety of nations: Mexico (22%), India (9%), Jamaica (4%), Korea (4%), and Guatemala (4%).

The Report for America Corps member is part of a two-member immigration team, covering metro Atlanta immigrant communities, especially Latino communities. They focus on issues of concern to immigrants—small business and economic development, education, quality of life, health care, immigration laws and enforcement of those laws. They also cover the North Georgia poultry industry, farmworkers in the South Georgia onion fields.

Reporter: Lautaro Grinspan