Metro Atlanta has spent decades trying to become a place where people from around the world can build stable lives.
That success is visible in Gwinnett County, where Haitian families have formed churches, businesses and civic networks while working across health care, transportation, food service, construction, warehousing and other essential industries. A Haitian church complex near Sugarloaf Parkway has become a center of gravity for the region’s Haitian community, helping newcomers find jobs, housing, education and social support.
On July 24, the federal government may destabilize much of what that community has built…