Virginia State Legislature To Consider Bill To Ban Undocumented Immigrants From College

Va. to consider banning illegals from public universities
Virginia legislators will consider whether to bar Illegal Immigrants from enrolling in state's public colleges and universities. Del. Christopher Peace's bill would amend state law to explicitly prohibit people who are in the United States illegally from being admitted to Virginia's public two-year or four-year institutions. Several previous attempts to pass similar Legislation in Virginia haven't succeeded. Federal law prohibits such people from paying in-state Tuition at colleges and universit...

Pr. William chairman touts his immigration reform plan at tea party event
Prince William County Board Chairman Corey A. Stewart made a stop at an Alexandria Tea Party event Wednesday night to tout his plan for Immigration Reform in the commonwealth. The charismatic Republican, who has toyed with the idea of running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012, has spent the past few months traveling the state to rally support for what he has dubbed the Virginia Rule of Law Campaign. Launched in June, the campaign once focused on bringing an Immigration policy similar to Arizona's...

Va to consider banning illegals from colleges
Virginia legislators will consider whether to bar Illegal Immigrants from enrolling in state's public colleges and universities. Del. Christopher Peace's bill would amend state law to explicitly prohibit people who are in the United States illegally from being admitted to Virginia's public two-year or four-year institutions. Several previous attempts to pass similar Legislation in Virginia haven't succeeded. Federal law prohibits such people from paying in-state Tuition at colleges and universit...

Border Patrol Agent Hides Illegal Immigrants, Drugs
In the latest of many Scandals to rock a Homeland Security agency charged with protecting the Mexican border, a federal agent in southern California has been arrested for hiding Illegal Immigrants and drugs in a secret underground bunker at his home. The U.S. Border Patrol agent, Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., evidently operated an illicit business from his San Diego-area house because authorities discovered the underground room in ...

Delegate introduces bill to help ex-felons
As the General Assembly returns for 2011, Delegate Charniele Herring (D-46) is proposing a bill that would help ex-felons regain their Voting Rights. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, only the Governor can restore the voting rights of ex-felons. Delegate Herring’s bill, HJ 543, would give the General Assembly the same power. “I have introduced HJ 543 to help Virginia take a step forward. Our backwards way not only costs the state resources but it is inconsistent with the value of re...

Virginia lawmaker sponsors bill banning illegal aliens from public colleges
Del. Christopher Peace (R-Mechanicsville) is sponsoring a bill which would prohibit Illegal Aliens from attending any of Virginia's public two-year or four-year colleges and universities. While federal law states that Illegal Aliens are not eligible for in-state Tuition rates, there is no law banning them from attending publicly-subsidized schools. Under current Virginia law, public universities may decide whether or not to admit Illegal Aliens as long as they are charged out-of-state tuition. I...

Want to go to college? Not in California
California’s Budget Crisis will now be handled by adults according to newly-minted and former California Governor Jerry Brown. Nothing is off the table Brown said- except those who have Collective Bargaining contracts. That grown-up Budget conversation came at the expense of the state’s coveted higher-education programs. The billion-dollar cuts shocked college administrators and prompted warnings to High School seniors it will get a whole lot tougher to attend a University California...

The Special Council for Tax Reform and Fairness gives its recommendations
 The Special Council for Tax Reform and Fairness gave its recommendations to Georgia lawmakers on Friday. The plan is being touted in the media as a Tax Increase. The plan would put a tax on groceries, Cigarettes, and other consumable products and work to reduce income taxes by 1/3 over a three year period starting in 2012.Governor Deal also stated his intentions to reduce teacher Furloughs by cutting back on some government’s jobs. (AJC, 2011) The state of Georgia, like many oth...

McDonnell urges lawmakers to lead at State of Commonwealth address
Gov. Bob McDonnell urged Virginia lawmakers Wednesday to rise above Partisanship and help him reform government, fix roads and make college more affordable. “I know this is an election year. But we weren’t elected just to keep running,” he said in the annual State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the General Assembly. “We were elected to lead, to find solutions, to get results.” “I want history to record of you (that) the 2011 session of the G...

General Assembly: Legislators begin 46-day session
During the opening day at the Virginia General Assembly, legislators enjoy some light moments as their 46-day session begins. (more) The Virginia General Assembly convened Wednesday for a 46-day session that promises pitched battles over Budget priorities, transportation funding, redistricting and the Governor's latest proposal to privatize the state's liquor monopoly. But traditionally the first day of the General Assembly is something like the first day back at school after summer Vacation &m...;

McDonnell urges lawmakers to lead at Commonwealth address
Gov. Bob McDonnell urged Virginia lawmakers Wednesday to rise above Partisanship and help him reform government, fix roads and make college more affordable. “I know this is an election year. But we weren’t elected just to keep running,” he said in the annual State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the General Assembly. “We were elected to lead, to find solutions, to get results.” “I want history to record of you (that) the 2011 session of the G...

Ward Armstrong on Bob McDonnell's Proposals: "We don't spend money we don't have."
I want to begin by offering my deepest condolences to the Victims and the families who were affected by Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. The thoughts and prayers of millions of Virginians and Americans are with the families of those killed and wounded as they cope with this heinous act. If any good can come from this tragedy it's this. We should take this opportunity to examine how we deal with one another in political discussions. Words matter. And while it's important to have vi...

FBI: Border agent hid deported father
Published: Jan. 12, 2011 at 10:53 AM A United States Border Patrol vehicle cruises along the primary and secondary fence line on the Tijuana, Mexico Border in San Diego. (UPI Photo/Earl Cryer) SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego hid his father, a twice-deported Illegal Immigrant, in his house and lied about it, authorities allege. Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, was arrested Monday at the Border Patrol station in Imperial Beach, Calif., the FBI told the Los Angele...

Former state lawmaker who pushed gunslinger bill dies at 68
FRANKFORT - Former state Rep. Raymond D. Overstreet of Liberty, known for his legislative wit and support for a Concealed Weapons law, died Sunday at Casey County Hospital. He was 68. Overstreet, a Republican who was elected to the state House in 1971 shortly before he was graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School, served until 1992. He often debated and created laws while applying them in Private Practice as a criminal defense attorney. Overstreet often used humor in the state ...

Two Bills Introduced to Move Virginia Presidential Primaries from February to March
There have been two bills introduced in the Virginia House to shift the date on which the state's presidential primary is held from the first Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March. Both bills (HB 1667 and HB 1843) are exactly the same except for the fact that the former bill lowers the petition signature requirement from 10,000 to 5,000 for Presidential Candidates. That bill was introduced by Democrat Jennifer Mcclellan while HB 1843 was introduced by Republican Mark Cole. Each bil...

Lawmaker's new proposalwould hit feds with charges
The state of Montana, which came up with the idea that the guns made, sold and kept inside its borders simply are exempt from federal Regulations and made that its law, now is considering a new weapon that could be used to cancel much of the authority of federal agents over its residents. A new legislative proposal would declare that the state's local County Sheriffs are the pre-eminent Law Enforcement authority in their jurisdictions, and federal agents such as those working for the Internal R...

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Greece wants to erect a fence on its border with Turkey to stop Illegal Immigrants from crossing into the EU. But the ruthless people traffickers in Turkey will do whatever it takes to get those dreaming of a better life into Europe - no matter what the danger to the immigrants. ...

With flaring rhetoric in immigration debate, is there chance for real dialogue?
What leads to extreme Speech? How do rational people become inflamed by issues? In part two of our series on the subject, CNN Radio's Lisa Desjardins spoke to  anti-illegal immigrant crusader Al Garza who has been called a Racist despite his own Mexican-American background. At the same time, he himself has also told those who oppose U.S. Immigration policy to "go back to Mexico." And he doesn't believe there's any chance for dialogue with his philosophical opponents...

Jeb Bush guides Republican outreach to Latinos
(01-13) 08:01 PST Miami (AP) -- A Republican group that includes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Thursday will kick off its efforts to improve the party's outreach to Hispanic voters, many of whom have been critical of some GOP Candidates' harsh Rhetoric on illegal Immigration. The new Hispanic Action Network is part of a growing number of Republican organizations reaching out to Hispanics in advance of next year's Presidential Election — and it has powerful support. The group is backed ...

NYT's Nagourney Suggests Gov. Brewer, Opposition to Obama-Care and Illegals Led to Toxic Atmosphere in AZ
Two days in a row, New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney has suggested that Arizona’s heated conservative Rhetoric may have created a toxic atmosphere for gunman Jared Loughner to function in. Yesterday Nagourney commented on a Speech by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer the day before addressing the shootings in Tucson, in an article with the leading headline “Governor Strives to Restore Arizona’s Reputation.” As if Arizona bore some blame for anything one of its six million resi...

Illegal Immigration: Shutting the Back Door to Fortress Europe
Greece wants to erect a fence on its border with Turkey to stop Illegal Immigrants from crossing into the EU. But the ruthless people traffickers in Turkey will do whatever it takes to get those dreaming of a better life into Europe -- no matter what the danger to the immigrants. When the bus for Athens pulled away, the area outside the Filakio detention camp looked like it had been the scene of a mass panic. Sandals, sweaters and backpacks were scattered all around after being jettisoned in g...

Year 1 closes for the governor
Gov. Bob McDonnell's first year in office featured some quirky choreography: disappointing stumbles followed by moments of uncommon grace, hard-charging advances interrupted by meandering. An unprecedented economic crisis and a freshman learning curve were partly to blame. That the Republican possesses the agility and ability to find firmer footing as he enters his second year is not in doubt. Virginians will watch those first steps tonight, as the Governor delivers his State of the Commonwealth...

High time for workers to go back to school?
More education could give plenty of stalled careers a much-needed boost, and extended Tax Breaks will help foot the bill. Amid all the brouhaha at year's end over extending Bush-era Income Tax cuts, one important feature of the $858 billion tax package passed by the lame-duck Congress tended to get overlooked: At the last minute, almost as an afterthought, legislators approved a two-year extension of Section 127, the part of the Federal Tax code that allows employers to hand out up to $5,250 a ...

College Aint Fo Ever Buddy
From NoisyRoom College Bubble Set to Burst in 2011 by TMH The National Inflation Association believes that the United States has a College Education bubble that is set to burst beginning in mid-2011. This bursting bubble will have effects that are even more far-reaching than the bursting of the Real Estate bubble in 2006. College education could possibly be the largest scam in U.S. history. NIA’s advice to the youth of America today is to think for yourselves. Don’t get suckered into overp...

Thank You Mr. Graduate, I Will Have Fries with That!
The United States is facing a gigantic Debt problem, as we all know. Governments at all levels have simply been spending too much, which most Republicans and Democrats now seem willing to concede. But don’t expect to hear the following from many members of either party: We need to stop spending Taxpayer money on sending so many people to college! Indeed, President Obama has already said he’ll support Spending Cuts but not to education, and...