Tag: Undocumented Immigrants: Page 9

Latinx

Maryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition Bill

Illegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.

May 11, 2011

Students

Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol

Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldn’t be allowed to attend state schools.

May 11, 2011

Students

Conn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.

By all accounts, it was the politicians’ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.

May 3, 2011

Latinx

Maryland Immigrant In-state Tuition Bill Advances

A measure allowing some undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates in Maryland has passed the Maryland Senate.

March 15, 2011

Latinx

Lower Maryland College Tuition Sought for Undocumented Immigrant Children

To be eligible, students must attend two years of high school in Maryland, and their parents pay one year of income taxes before the student graduates from a Maryland high school.

February 17, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Maryland Lawsuit Targets Undocumented Students’ Local Tuition Break

A Maryland community college is facing a lawsuit over its policy to provide low “in-county” tuition rates to any recent graduate of a local high school regardless of immigration status.

February 3, 2011

Latinx

Does the DREAM Act Have a Future?

The White House and supporters aren’t yet ready to sing a requiem despite major obstacles.

January 27, 2011

Home

Southern California foreclosures decline at end of 2010

Southern California’s foreclosure crisis eased during the final three months of the year, according to data released Tuesday, but the Golden State’s high jobless rate could cause further defaults and repossessions this year.

January 25, 2011

African-American

New Report Details Minorities’ Struggles to Bounce Back from Recession

The Center for American Progress’ report reveals sobering statistics and similar stories across minority groups.

January 23, 2011

Latinx

DREAM Act Blocked in Senate

Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military.

December 19, 2010

Latinx

With Dream Act Shelved, Immigrants Look to 2012

The undocumented immigrants who more than a decade ago were just teens hoping to forge a legal path to citizenship are vowing to make the Dream Act a campaign issue come 2012.

December 15, 2010

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Democrats Delay Action on DREAM Act

The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure’s demise.

December 9, 2010