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Dream Act: Good for students, colleges and the state
Coming to the United States as a 15-year-old, Cuban-born refugee, it truly was a dream to think that I could go to college and become president of a great Maryland university. But with the support of many people along the way, and the belief instilled...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Education, Science and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Dream Act supporters ramp up campaign
Supporters of Maryland's Dream Act, a measure passed by the General Assembly last year extending in-state college tuition to the children of some illegal immigrants, are staging a series of events this week to build momentum in their effort to uphold it ...Tags: Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Patterson Park, Community College of Baltimore County, Education, Same-Sex Marriage
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State ballot campaigns woo black voters
Whether the issue is gay marriage, Vegas-style gambling or college for illegal immigrants, all of Maryland's ballot campaigns have this in common: They are lavishing attention on black voters. African-Americans are expected to be fully a quarter of the...
Tags: Radio, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Lifestyle and Leisure, Labor Legislation
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An immigrant in limbo between two Americas
Maria Gomez stood with the Class of 2011, waiting to climb the stage. The sun was bright on the UCLA campus, her fellow graduates buoyant. To reach this elite company, she'd worked baby-sitting and housecleaning jobs, scraping up tuition from quarter...
Tags: Radio, Financial Aid, Migration, Politics, Asthma
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Aggressive Obama goes on attack in second debate
Q13 FOX News reporterA newly energetic and aggressive President Obama went directly after his Republican challenger from the first moment of their second debate to the last, attacking Mitt Romney’s business record, his positions on issues and his truthfulness during a...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Mitt Romney, White House, Environmental Issues, Elections
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Letter: DREAM Act a nightmare for U.S. students, workers
Marylanders will soon vote on question 4, the DREAM Act. According to Calvin Ball's Oct. 11 column, we should vote "yes" on 4 because "all students (should) have access to the education they need." I agree, Mr. Ball. But first, let us look at who won't...Tags: Annapolis, Illegal Immigrants, Social Issues, The Wall Street Journal, Elections
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Letter: Maryland Dream Act runs counter to federal law
What seems to be missing from Calvin Ball's piece Oct. 11 column on the Dream Act, and also seems to be missing from the discussion of this act overall, is the fact that the Maryland Dream Act directly contradicts the legal intent of an already existing...Tags: Government, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, National Government
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Vets don't need the Dream Act
Dan Rodricks' column on the Maryland Dream Act not only showed his obvious attempt to give tax dollars to illegal immigrants but his willingness to use veterans to do it ("Maryland Dream Act benefits veterans," Oct. 11). He correctly notes that "few...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Personal Income, Nottingham, Maryland Dream Act
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Baltimore TV stations get boost from gambling ads
Baltimore television stations expected little in the way of political advertising this election year. Then the fight over expanded gambling in Maryland erupted, pitting deep-pocketed casino companies against each other. The barrage of ads urging...
Tags: Penn National Gaming, Lifestyle and Leisure, Belo Corporation, Elections, Politics
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Rodricks: Thousands of undocumented workers pay state taxes
Under the Maryland Dream Act, students who want to attend our community colleges or public universities at the in-state tuition rate must have attended a Maryland high school for at least three years. They must prove that their families filed state income...Tags: Social Security, State Income Tax, Federal Reserve, Migration, Politics
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Democrats seek investigation of anti-Dream Act group
The Maryland Democratic Party is asking state prosecutors to investigate what it says are "serious campaign finance violations" by a group that opposes the state's Dream Act. The director of the group called the claims "bogus." Brad Botwin, who founded...Tags: Radio, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Prosecution, Labor Legislation
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Maryland Dream Act is no big deal
Being a veteran, I read with interest in Thursday's Sun that the Dream Act would extend to 3 years the time honorably discharged veterans are allowed to pay in-state tuition at our schools ("Maryland Dream Act benefits veterans," Oct. 11) Of course I'll...Tags: Maryland Dream Act
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