Thread: IN STATE TUITION IN MD PASSES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS

April 8, 2011
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants moves ahead
The House of Delegates today voted to extend in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants -- perhaps the last major hurdle for a plan that has already passed the Senate.

Delegates engaged in heated debate before approving the legislation by a close vote of 74 to 66. It now returns to the Senate, which has until the Monday night conclusion of session to concur with the House version.

One of the differences in the two chambers' proposals emerged just today, with an amendment to loosen the requirement that an undocumented student show his or her family has paid state taxes.

Del. Luiz R. S. Simmons crafted language to allow a student to convince school officials that relatives have a "serious and substantial reason" they are unable to pay taxes, for instance, because of serious illness.

Simmons, a Montgomery County Democrat, called the amendment "a modest safety valve." Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell said it is more like "a loophole" large enough to accommodate a Greyhound bus.

(pictured: Casa de Maryland director Gustavo Torres embraces Del. Anne Kaiser, the bill floor leader, after the passage of in-state tuition.)

The House also requires that qualified undocumented students register for Selective Service and wants colleges and universities to count the illegal immigrants as out-of-state students so that they do not take seats from other Marylanders.

House passage of a tuition bill came after two days of debate. Yesterday, bill supporters fended off 13 amendment attempts. Simmons' amendment, considered friendly, was adopted, but other amendment attempts today failed.

Under the proposal, an undocumented student who attended at least three years of high school in Maryland and whose parents have paid state taxes would qualify for in-state tuition rates at a community college. After completing two years, he or she could transfer to a four-year institution and again pay the in-state rate.

The bill would save qualifying students from $4,000 to $6,000 a year at community college, according to a legislative analysis. For those who go on to a four-year institution, the savings would increase. In-state tuition at the University of Maryland, College Park this year is $8,655; nonresidents pay $25,795.

One fiscal analysis shows the state would pay about $800,000 next year in state aid to community colleges and cost about $3.5 million by 2016.

At least 10 states extend in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.

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Categories: 2011 legislative session, Immigration

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I told you CASA gets whatever it wants! They practically run this state Have a read and especially the links on Gustavo Torres- CASA's founder!
This also tells the beginning story of contractor Walt Abbott who is being tired by Gov o'Malley for the fourth time! Last trial ended in hung jury.
And...warning...MARTIN O'MALLEY wants very badly to get to "the national scene!" Don't say I didn't warn you.

Maryland my Beautiful Maryland.........I sob for you- I sob for my entire country. Are we losing this battle??

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This is federally illegal

Where is Holder ? , where is the lawsuit ?


Is it ( mod edit) time yet folks? are we close?

Are their any pissed off democrats out there? Do they care that their state is being destroyed by criminal illegal aliens who are stealing our $$, jobs, drive our roads and can't read the dang signs and they vote? I was a long term democrat who is so pissed off at all of them. I was raised to vote your political party..That is just wrong. Vote the person closest to your views.. This stuck on stupid state will stick to their political affiliation if the devil were on the ballot. Wake up folks. This state hasn't moved forward in many years..Dump o'malley and his bendover political favoring fools.

maryland is really run by Casa de Maryland.
the governor and legislature answers to them.

way to go maryland, you just became another spot on the map to avoid.
you better hope that an american college kid does not get told NO because we have to take this illegal, because he would have every right to sue and claim discrimination

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they're continuing to educate the undocumented but refusing to accept them into workforce
I don't know about you, but I'm in the workforce. So are all my undocumented friends, all with relatively amazing jobs, due to their education. The educated who think they won't find a job, won't find a job; regardless of their status.

http://dreamact.info/forum/showthread.php?t=20983

Yet American citizens nor students can find jobs.

Delegates engaged in heated debate before approving the legislation by a close vote of 74 to 66. It now returns to the Senate, which has until the Monday night conclusion of session to concur with the House version.

So it seems as if Maryland has 74 delegates that have sided with illegal invaders over American citizens and their families; struggling to send their kids to college. They should be publically shamed for their treasonous behavior against the citizens of Maryland and this country.

House approves state DREAM Act

Tuition legislation passes with amendments, awaits final vote from state Senate today

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

Published: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Updated: Sunday, April 10, 2011 23:04

A bill that would offer undocumented students in-state tuition passed Maryland's House of Delegates on Friday with three amendments, but its final legislative hurdle isn't over yet — it must pass the state Senate again today before the General Assembly ends at midnight.

After two days of heated debate, the House passed the measure 74-66, with a few minor amendments, even though Republican delegates warned they would challenge its constitutionality in federal court. The bill, which has become known as the state's DREAM Act — a reference to the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which failed in the U.S. Congress' lame-duck session last year — expectedly passed the Senate last month, but the chamber must approve the House's final version of the bill, HB 470, by midnight.

If passed, the bill will make its way to the desk of Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has pledged to sign it into law. The bill would allow undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition if they graduate from a state high school, complete at least 60 community college credits and prove they and their parents have paid state income taxes for at least three years.

Friday's vote, which was arguably the biggest obstacle in the bill's passage, pitted Democrats and Republicans against each other in a debate that lasted nearly two hours. Ultimately, the House approved three amendments to the Senate's version: Undocumented students will be considered out-of-state applicants, so they don't fill admissions slots reserved for state residents; undocumented male immigrants applying for in-state tuition will also have to register for the Selective Service, which makes them eligible for a military draft if one ever occurred; and students who have family members with a serious illness who are unable to prove they paid taxes will not have to provide documentation to a university or college.

Many Republican delegates, some of whom called the bill the most "flawed legislation in the country," warned they would take it to federal court if signed into law by O'Malley.

Del. Patrick McDonough (R-Baltimore and Harford) warned delegates in Thursday and Friday's hearings that if the legislation were overturned in federal court, the state could lose its ability to charge out-of-state tuition to any student, regardless of citizenship.

"The penalties are enormous relative to this bill, because if the court decides that this bill is unconstitutional, our ability to charge out-of-state tuition to anyone will be removed," he said at Thursday's session, noting such a measure could cost the state up to $500 million in lost revenue.

McDonough also said the state has begun attracting more illegal immigrants because of legislation such as the in-state tuition bill, which he said most residents are opposed to.

"An overwhelming majority oppose the bill," he said in a phone interview after Friday's vote. "It's just that the General Assembly is filled with people who think the state is an open sanctuary with open borders. … Maryland is attracting illegal aliens because someone said Maryland is the Disneyland for illegals."

Those supporting the bill, however, maintained it would ultimately benefit the state if more educated residents were entering the workforce. Others noted 10 other states have passed a similar measure without any problems thus far.

Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Prince George's and Anne Arundel) said the bill is in line with the state's goal to increase access to higher education.

"It'll make college more affordable for more qualified students, and we're trying to increase college opportunity for everybody across the state," he said in a phone interview Saturday.

But some delegates said they remain cautiously optimistic about today's Senate vote.

"It's not to me the strongest bill it could be, but it's a good bill, and hopefully it'll help people," said Del. Jolene Ivey (D-Prince George's) in a phone interview Saturday. "I'll be happier when it passes the Senate, but I'm hopeful. I'm optimistic."

Student Government Association arts and humanities legislator Jacob Crider, who has lobbied for the bill with other students in Annapolis throughout the semester, said although being a part of the bill's passage in both chambers has been an "amazing experience," the fight isn't over until it is signed into law.

"We were all just really excited because we realized we were that much closer to being able to help our friends and our classmates get an opportunity to go to school and better themselves and their futures," he said. "We've just got to keep fighting."

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They still can't legally work in this country