Wednesday, November 13, 2024

MD Lt Gov Reaches Out To Latinos, Hears Immigration Policy Concerns

At the Hispanic Business Conference in Bethesda, MD, Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford sought to make inroads with the state’s Latino community even as some in attendance signaled unease over the state administration’s recent decision to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and notify federal agencies when undocumented immigrants are set to be released from detention facilities […]

Maryland Passes Dream Act

After hours of deliberation over legislation that gives undocumented students access to in-state college tuition rates, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has pledged to sign the bill which could allow students to enroll in college beginning this fall. “We are already required by federal law to provide education to any child resident, regardless of immigration or […]