Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: The Hawkeye State is still wide open

In this fourth edition of The Iowa Independent’s 2012 Presidential Power Rankings, the panelists give nods to their widest field of potential candidates thus far, spreading their predictions between 13 individuals. Most also see 2012 shaping up as an outsiders-versus-establishment gambit, with the establishment winning if the grassroots are fractured. More…

Schwarzenegger Bashes Texas Rangers, Oil Companies in a Jab Against Prop 23

The California-Texas World Series match-up — decided last night in favor of the San Francisco Giants — is spilling out into the voting booth, reports the Sacramento Bee:

In a single sentence, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger found a way Monday both to congratulate the Giants and to throw a

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Georgia State Schools Ban Illegal Immigrants

Starting next fall, illegal immigrants will be banned from certain state colleges and universities in Georgia after a vote today by the state board of regents. The ruling will impact the most selective schools in Georgia, including the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, because those schools have More…

Legal Battle in California Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

California illegal immigrants could face a tuition hike at public universities if the state Supreme Court rules in favor of 42 out-of-state students who claim it is discriminatory and illegal to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. The court began hearing the case Tuesday and is expected More…

Whitman vs. the DREAM Act

The California Dream Act, which would allow undocumented students who qualify for in-state tuition to apply for financial aid, has been passed by the state legislature numerous times, only to be vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown said this weekend he would have signed the More…

Brewer, Perry Refuse to Attend U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Meeting

A conference of U.S. and Mexico border governors is underway in New Mexico, but New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is the only U.S. governor in attendance after Arizona’s Jan Brewer and Texas’ Rick Perry refused to attend. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was set to co-host the conference but, bogged down More…

Oil Refiners Ramp Up Fight in Favor of California’s Prop 23

In the absence of meaningful legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions in Washington, the fight surrounding California’s ballot measure, Proposition 23, is rapidly becoming the biggest — and most highly funded — energy issue in the current campaign season.

Students Continue Push for DREAM Act

Immigrants rights groups have shifted their immigration organizing efforts to smaller bills, such as the DREAM Act for undocumented students, as comprehensive immigration reform efforts stall in Congress. Prospects for the DREAM Act are also uncertain, but students continue to push for legislation that would help some illegal More…

National Guard Troops Deployed to the California Border

California deployed 224 National Guard troops along its border with Mexico Wednesday, the first of the 1,200 troops Obama ordered to the southern border to amp up security measures.

The Week in Immigration News

A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week:

- Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law had its first day in court Thursday, when a judge heard a challenge of the law from a Phoenix police officer but issued no ruling. District Court Judge Susan Bolton will hear More…