DREAM Act

For Maryland Republicans, new messenger, same message

2013-05-02 09:15:00

Maryland's House Republicans decided this week to jettison Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell from the leadership of their caucus on the grounds that a new messenger is needed to revitalize the party's prospects and pick up seats in the 2014 election. We wish...

Maryland becomes a liberal paradise

2013-04-02 11:51:10

If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...

Giving illegal immigrants drivers license encourages them to break more laws

2013-03-28 10:30:00

As a life-long Maryland citizen, I completely oppose efforts within our misguided General Assembly to pass the Maryland Highway Safety Act of 2013, which would allow the state to issue a Maryland driver's license to illegal immigrants ("State Senate...

Justice for Maryland's HBCUs

2013-03-26 12:03:00

For many Marylanders, Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget includes plenty to celebrate. The governor's "balanced approach" to budgeting translates into increased employment, health care benefits for additional families and...

Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Baltimore, coming off six decades of population decline, grew by 1,100 residents in 12 months, according to government estimates released Thursday. "It's such amazing news. … It's huge psychologically," said Seema D. Iyer, a former research chief...

The forgotten side of the immigration debate

2013-03-08 08:49:00

Recently, I returned home from a three-week stay in Guanajuato, Mexico. I lived with a gracious Mexican family, took Spanish classes and had the chance to immerse myself in Mexican culture. Mexican society was beautiful and vibrant — full of ideas,...

O'Malley's thuggish side

2013-01-03 07:14:00

Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...

Will we be who we say we are?

2012-12-27 14:21:00

I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...

Filibuster reform can't wait

2013-01-18 11:29:00

Two months after American voters made it clear they want effective government — and two years before the U.S. Senate's next opportunity to reform its broken rules — that "do nothing" chamber appears poised to fix its filibuster. In its present...

Md. petition reform: a tempest in a teapot

2013-01-29 08:09:00

Twenty years after the last time Maryland voters weighed in on a law passed by the General Assembly, they got the chance to do it three times in 2012, with referendums on in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants, same-sex marriage and a...

A loophole in the dream

2013-01-23 13:30:20

When the General Assembly passed the Maryland Dream Act, lawmakers intended to allow certain students who are undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities. It was a recognition that these young people...

Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley

2013-01-08 17:24:00

For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...

The Maryland Dream Act is not only good for those relatively few who will benefit directly from it (perhaps fewer than 300 college students in any given year) but for everyone who lives in the state.

2012-11-05 12:33:00

Another new law being referred to the voters, sometimes called the "Dream Act," would allow some undocumented immigrants to pay the lower, in-state college tuition rate in Maryland if they met certain conditions such as attending a Maryland high school and filing income taxes.

2012-10-26 00:00:00

Casa de Maryland legal director Enid Gonzalez offers instructions to applicants.

2012-08-16 00:00:00