I read with outrage the statements of Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Calvert) on the Maryland "DREAM" act . He argued against giving in-state college tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants who have attended Maryland high schools.
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Jan 3, 2011
In the waning days of the lame duck Congress, when Democrats clamored for a citizenship bill for young, illegal immigrants who want to go to college or join the military, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith led conservative opposition and called the DREAM Act an "American nightmare."
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Dec 30, 2010
2010 began with promise for advocates of immigration reform, but it ended with a stark reminder of the obstacles they face.
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A new state senator said Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation to give in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants who have attended state high schools.
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The end of 2010 closes a lost decade in the fight for immigration reform in the United States with Congress failing to pass the DREAM Act that would have legalized undocumented students, though the battle will continue in 2011.
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Dec 28, 2010
For months, I've been writing about the merits of the DREAM Act legislation. And for months, I've written about young people for whom the DREAM Act would have brought relief: college students or graduates, and aspiring members of the U.S. military. Brought to this country by their parents, they...
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An incoming state senator announced yesterday that he will propose legislation to give illegal immigrants living in Maryland in-state college tuition.
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Dec 27, 2010
In the "reader poll" conducted by CBS that accompanies the news article entitled "Obama: My Biggest Disappointment" Is Not Passing DREAM Act," 68% of readers currently think that Congress should pass the DREAM Act.
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More than two decades ago, Celina Hernandez gave birth to a daughter in her native Mexico. But the newborn died hours later because she was three months' premature and her family couldn't afford the incubator she needed to survive.
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At the end of a grueling lame-duck session, President Barack Obama spoke to the press about the session's highs and lows. He said that his "biggest disappointment" was not being able to pass the DREAM Act, and pledged to keep fighting for immigration reform, "so we are...
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