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  • Nevada lawmakers move to protect immigrants

    06/17/2005 9:18:36 PM PDT · by bayourod · 197 replies · 2,592+ views
    Las VegaS sUN ^ | June 17, 2005 | KATHLEEN HENNESSEY
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Immigrants won a handful of protections from the 2005 Nevada Legislature, including measures that preserve their access to college scholarships, aim to improve their health and target human traffickers. Advocates point to the battle over cutting back the cash-strapped Millennium Scholarship program as the most visible win for immigrants. Republicans in the Senate had backed a plan that would have prohibited students without Social Security numbers from receiving the $10,000 college tuition awards. Late-night, hot-tempered negotiations blew up when Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, asked Democrats if they wanted the money to go to "illegal...