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Another side of illegal immigration
Denise Panaligan, a UCLA sophomore, didn't tell her mother where she was headed Wednesday morning. She knew that if she told the truth, her mother would worry. Panaligan, in blue jeans and white T-shirt, boarded a bus and traveled to Pershing...
Tags: Minority Groups, Lawyers, University of California, Irvine, South Korea, Colleges and Universities
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Baltimore's population up, following decades of loss
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...
Tags: 2010 Census, Carroll County (Maryland), Career and Workplace, Media Industry, Mexico
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The forgotten side of the immigration debate
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,...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Migration, Politics, Mexico, Domestic Travel
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Villaraigosa endorses former Assemblyman Cedillo in council race
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa endorsed Gil Cedillo for a seat on the City Council, citing a longtime relationship with the former state Assemblyman and praising what he said was a dedication to social justice.... -
Virginia DREAM Act deferred
A Senate panel killed a measure Thursday that would have allowed undocumented immigrant children who achieve federal deferred-action status under President Barack Obama's July executive order to pay in-state tuition at Virginia's public colleges and...Tags: Career and Workplace, A Donald McEachin, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Barack Obama
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Md. petition reform: a tempest in a teapot
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...
Tags: Laws, Career and Workplace, Baltimore County, Politics, Voting
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Republicans rediscover the virtues of immigration reform
In my Sunday column, I suggested that Republicans in Congress have begun to evolve in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction after their losses in last year’s election. As evidence, I noted that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) backed...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, NBC (tv network), Migration, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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A loophole in the dream
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...Tags: Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Laws, Maryland Dream Act, Colleges and Universities
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Noelle Nikpour: Numbers show GOP must change
Of all the results from this past November's elections, two numbers stand out: three, and 71. Three is the number of counties nationwide where, according to Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report, if President Obama had won a smaller percentage of...Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Barack Obama, Broward County, Republican Party
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Filibuster reform can't wait
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...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, U.S. Senate, Voting, Republican Party
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Relatives of Erika Andiola, immigrant activist, detained
Erika Andiola, a well-known immigrant rights leader, watched Thursday night as agents handcuffed and took away her mother and adult brother from their Phoenix home--arrests that sparked swift outrage among activists like her across the nation....
Tags: Migration, Extradition, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics, Mexico
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State leaders contemplate changes to referendum process
After petitions sent three Maryland laws to voters this fall — the first such referendums in 20 years — state leaders said Tuesday that the process designed in the era before electronic signatures needs a fresh look. "Our forefathers never...
Tags: Anthony J O'Donnell, Career and Workplace, Laws, Politics, Executive Branch
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