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Hispanics head for higher ed (Especially in Northwest Arkansas.) Gema Vargas, 20, will be a senior at UALR in the 2006-07 school year. She came to this country as a child. Her father, who had fled a war in Nicaragua, got a job in Arkansas, then brought his family up. Because they were considered war refugees, the Vargas family got the necessary papers to stay here comparatively easily, Vargas said. She said that a majority of Latino college-age students in the U.S. don’t have papers, which means they’re here illegally. Vargas speaks English fluently — although, she says, she sometimes...

Opinions clash in initial meeting of Ark. immigration watch group Viewpoints clashed Tuesday night during the Arkansas Minuteman Civil Defense Corps organizational meeting at Lake Hamilton Fire Department. Nearly half of the packed meeting room at the station were there to voice their opposition to the organization’s mission, while the other half voiced staunch support. "It’s up to us to do what we can to protect the birthright of our children and grandchildren," meeting organizer Bill Riggins of Hot Springs told the crowd. "With every benefit and every reward comes responsibility." Riggins called the influx of illegal immigrants into the...

Two of the three Republican candidates for lieutenant governor differed Monday over whether the job should be part-time or full-time and over a possible proposal for Arkansas voters to prohibit most state services from being provided to illegal aliens. Chuck Banks of Little Rock said the public wants a part-time lieutenant governor. Jim Holt of Springdale said he wants it to be full-time as a “bully pulpit” to push for possible ballot measures, such as one to deny state services that aren’t mandated by the federal government to illegal aliens and require stricter identification for voter registration. Banks suggested that...

In a impassioned speech before hundreds of influential Hispanic civil rights leaders from across the nation, Gov. Mike told a captive audience Wednesday that America is great because it has always opened it doors up to people seekign a better way of life.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Sen. Jim Holt, R-Springdale, asked for an apology Thursday From Gov. Mike Huckabee and everyone who said he was race-baiting by writing a law to deny state benefits to illegal immigrants.Holt was emboldened by an attorney general's opinion released Thursday that said a bill backed by Huckabee to extend college scholarships and in-state tuition to the children of illegal immigrants may violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.After reading Attorney General Mike Beebe's legal opinion Thursday, Holt said: "It's nice to be vindicated."Beebe said the Huckabee-backed education bill, which was proposed by Rep. Joyce Elliot of...

LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Huckabee Thursday denounced a bill by Sen. Jim Holt that would deny state benefits to illegal immigrants as un-Christian, un-American, irresponsible and anti-life. Holt, R-Springdale, replied later that Christian charity does not include turning a blind eye to lawbreaking. Senate Bill 206, filed Wednesday, also would require proof of citizenzhip to register to vote and would require state agencies to report suspected cases of people living in the country illegally. "Somebody needs to ask Sen. Holt what welfare this bill would stop," Huckabee said in a question-and-answer period with reporters on Thursday morning. Many aid...

Immigration-control activists announced a bill to crack down on benefits available to illegal aliens in Arkansas, the first in what is expected to be a wave of initiatives and bills following the success of a similiar proposition in Arizona in November's election.Arkansas state Sen. Jim Holt yesterday said he will sponsor a bill in the legislature this year to deny benefits and inhibit the ability of illegal immigrants to register and vote. And state resident Joe McCutchen promised to lead a grass-roots effort to support the bill.

Jim Holt vs Blanche Lincoln Arkansas Elections 2004 / Politicians -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you missed the Jim Holt (R) vs Blanche Lincoln (D) debate last night on C-Span & AETN ... It will be re-broadcast ON-LINE today at 2:00pm; 7:00pm; Midnight; then tomorrow at 5:00am and repeating every 5 hours! Click here on Out of Time Radio to listen to Jim Holt (R) vs Blanche Lincoln (D) with Real Player or Media Player -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This article is from Mountain Journal Newshttp://www.mountainjournalnews.com/   The URL for this story is:http://www.mountainjournalnews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=434   Links in this articlehttp://www.outoftimeradio.org

Jim Holt against Blanche Lincoln live on CSPAN 2 now.

FReeper Jolt2004, webmaster and campaign manager for Arkansas Senate candidate, Jim Holt, posted a notice on the state board that Blanche Lincoln has backed out of the first Senate debate that would have taken place on Monday in Ft. Smith. She is completely dependent on buying the office with her millions, but she knows she doesn't have a leg to stand on in honest debate on the issues. There is still another debate between Lincoln and Holt, scheduled to air on CSPAN at 7 pm (central time) on Thursday, Oct. 28. If she doesn't chicken out of this one, too,...

-- Republicans Likely to Pick Up Senate Seats by John Gizzi Posted Oct 15, 2004 With two weeks to go before voters go to the polls in 34 states to choose U.S. senators, prospects are good the Republicans will make a net gain of 3 seats. Such a gain would increase their Senate majority from the current 51 to 49 (when Independent Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont is counted with the Democrats) to 54 to 46. The Republicans appear poised to pick up seats in five states where Democratic incumbents are retiring--Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina But...

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Jim HOLT will be on the air 1420am in Hot Springs this morning starting at 0930. If you are too far away to hear... go to http://www.gohotsprings.com/fpr and click on the Listen Live (to right column) you can select Media Player, Real Player or WinAmp. My server can only hold 20 people right now - so first come, first served!

HELENA, Ark. (AP) -- Republican Jim Holt brushes past the "other" issues to get to the central focus of his campaign to unseat Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln in the U.S. Senate race. "Every person in America has come together on this issue of same-sex marriage," the freshman state senator from Springdale declared during a recent campaign thrust to cultivate support in Lincoln's soil-rich but cash-poor home base in the eastern Arkansas Delta. "We have the issue. That is, we must defend our traditional values," Holt told supporters, hammering Lincoln's opposition to a proposed federal constitutional amendment to define marriage as...

http://www.jimholt.us/email/Radio%20Ad.mp3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214231/posts _______ Wednesday, tonight at the Flying Saucer at 7:00pm a voter registration event. What: Little Rock Marvin Parks for Congress September Meetup When: Thursday, September 16 at 7:00PM Where: Denny's 4300 S University Ave Little Rock AR 72204 501-562-5651 ___ THERE WILL BE A MEETING THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004, 7-9 P.M. AT JIM HOLT''S CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS, 11500 RODNEY PARHAM BEHIND THE BURGER KING. DRIVE THROUGH THE BURGER KING PARKING LOT. HEADQUARTERS IS ON THE 2ND FLOOR AND THERE WILL BE A BIG SIGN OUT FRONT. RECRUIT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP. WE ALSO NEED TO BORROW OFFICE...

Senator Holt began his public service as a representative in the Arkansas House after being elected by the people of the fifth district back in 2000. He was later elected to the Arkansas Senate in 2002, where he currently serves the 35th district. Jim has a proven conservative record. He is pro-ethics, pro-education, and pro-business. He is motivated by his faith, and has pledged upon his sacred honor to defend our faith, freedom, families, and our limited form of government (as defined by our Constitution). Of all the issues facing America today, Senator Holt knows it is imperative that we...

<p>Two Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls visited Mountain Home this week, both speaking to the Republican Party at its monthly meeting Tuesday.</p> <p>Andy Lee and Jim Holt will challenge each other in the May 18 primary. The winner will challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln for her seat in the U.S. Senate in November's election.</p>

ROGERS - Former Benton County Sheriff Andy Lee opened his campaign for U.S. Senate on Saturday, pledging to put God into a smaller government, protect the rights of gun owners and to support President Bush's policies in Iraq. Lee, who will be 56 in April, is the third Republican to declare a bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Little Rock. Businessman Tom Formicola of Little Rock and State Sen. Jim Holt, R-Springdale, have already announced. The GOP primary is scheduled for May 18. "Sometime before I die, I'd like to see God back in our...

Arkansas. State Sen. Jim Holt is emerging as the Republicans’ best hope to take on Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln next year in the wake of GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee’s decision last month not to enter the race. Holt, who will announce his plans before the end of the year, said: “We’ve been laying the groundwork [for a campaign] for a few months.” He added that that he is “98 to 100 percent” sure he will run. Other possible contenders include Nick Bacon, director of the state Department of Veterans Affairs; former state Rep. Jake Files; former Benton County Sheriff Andy...