Marquardt, Marie

Marie Marquardt is a Scholar-in-Residence at Emory University's Candler School of Theology and the author of "Living Illegal" "The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration". She is widely published in the areas of religion, inter-ethnic relations, and civic participation of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. South. Marquardt has also worked extensively as an advocate among immigrants in Atlanta. She is a founding organizer and currently serves as co-chair of El Refugio, a hospitality house outside the gates of the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Marie is also a member of the We Need Di...