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i read about this in yesterdays post, shots to my amigos in hyattsville....i say kudos, what are your thoughts?
http://www.washingtonpost...05/10/AFYGMKgG_blog.html
http://www.washingtonpost...05/10/AFYGMKgG_blog.html
Posted at 07:38 AM ET, 05/10/2011[h1]O’Malley signs immigrant tuition bill[/h1]
By Ann Marimow
Reposted from Maryland Politics blog.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) talks with students at Oxon Hill high school last September.(Bill O'Leary - WASHINGTON POST)Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) signed off on legislation Tuesday that extends in-state tuition breaks to illegal immigrants, setting up a showdown with opponents who have already started gathering petition signatures to try to force a referendum on the law.
Supporters, including dozens of religious leaders, immigrant advocates, Democratic lawmakers and students, crowded into the governor’s reception room to pose for photos and celebrate during the bill signing.
“We’ve got guts,