Schwarzenegger Testing the Power of Latino Lawmakers
Latino lawmakers vilified Gov. Pete Wilson for cutting off public services to illegal immigrants and bullied Gov. Gray Davis into granting them driver's licenses, a move that helped end his political career.But the Legislature's fastest-growing political bloc appears stymied by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The popular Republican governor forced lawmakers to rescind the driver's license bill and didn't flinch last week when some Latino legislators threatened to block the state budget if he didn't compromise on a new bill. [more]