Tag Archives: immigration

Immigrant student bill does not come up for a vote

Speaker David Ralston keeps this session’s anti-immigrant bill bottled up, does not allow a vote on it prior to adjournment . . .

Tags: Chip Rogers , David Ralston , immigration , undocumented students , University System

Immigrant student bill appears to have been stopped

The bill that would have expelled undocumented students from Georgia’s public colleges and universities appears to have been stopped at the border in the House . . .

Tags: foreign passports , identification verification , immigration , undocumented students

House panel votes out immigrant student bill

Legislation that would eject undocumented students from Georgia’s public colleges is approved by a House committee . . .

Tags: Ed Setzler , Hank Huckaby , House Judiciary Committee , immigration , undocumented students , University System

A very angry day at the capitol

In the flurry of legislation passed on crossover day, there was a bill aimed at just about every demographic group . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Abortion , General Assembly , guns , immigration , social issues

Senate urges congress to revamp guest worker program

Senate passes resolution urging Congress to act on revamping the guest worker program for farmers . . .

Tags: agriculture , guest workers , immigration , Senate resolution

Lots of talk, little action expected in new session

The Georgia General Assembly gets ready to kick off another session that is expected to incorporate a lot of talk about serious issues, but considerably much less action . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle , charter schools , David Ralston , Education , General Assembly , immigration , Nathan Deal , public safety , tax revision , transportation

Political Notes – Turning point for the Cain campaign?

The sexual harassment complaints against Herman Cain appear to be chipping away at his support among likely Republican voters, as two recent polls suggest . . .

Tags: Gallup , Herman Cain , immigration , Jerry Gonzalez , Katie Dempsey , poll support , rasmussen , sexual harassment , Willou Smith

Isakson on the 9-9-9 plan: ‘At least it’s an idea’

Sen. Johnny Isakson is asked what he thinks of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan to revise the federal tax system; his reaction is very restrained . . .

Tags: biometrically secure visas , federal tax code , Herman Cain , immigration , Johnny Isakson

Political Notes – Cain says electric fence proposal a ‘joke’

Herman Cain says his proposal to curb immigration by installing an electric fence along the border that would kill people crossing into the U.S. was just a ‘joke’ . . .

Tags: electric fence , Herman Cain , immigration , John Carson , Lee Hawkins , Renee Unterman , Rick Austin , Robert Lamutt , special legislative elections , toll lanes

Cain proposes electric fence to kill immigrants

Presidential candidate Herman Cain renews his call for an electrified fence along the Texas-Mexican border that would kill people who try to enter the U.S. illegally . . .

Tags: electrified border fence , GOP presidential race , Herman Cain , immigration , Mitt Romney