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  • State (Maryland)OKs tuition break for illegal immigrants

    03/28/2007 7:12:06 AM PDT · by Jimmy Valentine's brother · 23 replies · 1,155+ views
    The Examiner ^ | 28 March 2007 | Len Lazarick,
    Annapolis - After intense debate Monday night, the Maryland House of Delegates agreed to let undocumented immigrants who have attended high school in Maryland pay in-state tuition at public colleges and university. The measure (HB 6) passed 81-57, with 20 Democrats from more conservative districts joining all 37 Republicans to oppose the bill. ?We are aiding and abetting and violating federal law by people who are in this state illegally,? said Del. Patrick McDonough, R-Baltimore-Harford. ?We are a sanctuary state,? he said, for illegal immigrants, with their numbers going up from 75,000 to 300,000 in just five years, according to...
  • Rally backs green cards for immigrant students

    04/14/2003 2:34:57 PM PDT · by madfly · 20 replies · 204+ views
    The Arizona Republic ^ | Apr. 13, 2003 | Lindsey Collom and Daniel González
    <p>PHOENIX - About 400 people marched to the state Capitol on Saturday in support of proposed federal legislation to allow college-bound undocumented immigrants to apply for green cards upon high school graduation.</p> <p>The rally was the first of 50 planned in communities in more than 30 states over the next week in support of the Student Adjustment Act and the Dream Act. The legislation would provide legal residency to students who were brought to the United States as young children, paving the way for them to continue their education and find jobs.</p>