Tag Archives: Tom Rice

House panel delays vote on immigrant student bill

By Tom Crawford | Published: February 1, 2012

House committee hears emotional testimony on a bill to prohibit undocumented immigrants from attending a Georgia college, but does not vote on the measure . . .

Tags: ban immigrants , Carl Rogers , Hank Huckaby , House Higher Education Committee , immigrant students , Tom Rice , University System

Immigrants will be a major target of legislators

By Tom Crawford | Published: January 4, 2011

Immigration control will take a top priority when the Georgia Legislature convenes next week for the 2011 session . . .

Tags: Bill Heath , immigration control , Jack Murphy , Nan Orrock , Nathan Deal , Sonny Perdue , Tom Rice

Rice bill would oust immigrants from colleges

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 23, 2010

Rep. Tom Rice formally files his bill that would result in the expulsion of more than 500 undocumented students attending public colleges in Georgia . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , immigrants , Judson Hill , Tom Rice , University System

Legislators want to oust all undocumented students

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 28, 2010

Legislation will be introduced in the General Assembly to exclude all undocumented students from attending the state’s public colleges . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , immigration laws , Tom Rice , undocumented students

Incumbent lawmakers are getting primaried

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 14, 2010

Some House and Senate members are facing challenges from within their own party primaries; a look at some of the more interesting of these races . . .

Tags: Daniel Stout , Don Balfour , Don Wix , John Wiles , Judson Hill , Keith Heard , rashad taylor , Sharon Cooper , Tom Rice