Although I agree with Mr. Hrabowski that educating our children is imperative to our future, I dont agree that taxpayers should foot the bill to educate illegal immigrants. It is not my responsibility. My daughters worked hard in school, earning honors and placement to prestigious academic institutions. I paid for my daughters education. Maryland did not assit me (a single mother) with educating my daughters. I scrimped and saved and did without to ensure my daughters had opportunities I did not. The taxpayers of Maryland will take a stand in November against the "Dream Act" and send Gov. O'Malley.

This issue goes so far beyond immigration, one would have to be living in a cave not to understand the impact this seditious act of government has on it's citizens....Don't fall for it....if one is illegally here, they cannot work PERIOD!!!! An employer is legally bound to keep records on the legal status of every employee...if an illegal is working here, they are being paid under the table, contributing NOTHING in tax revenue to the treasuries....many of them collect welfare as well....don't believe me???? Check out the latest Census findings....and the best part are the third world diseases they are bringing into our country because of no health screenings....so, the next time you take your family out for a nice meal, better look in the kitchen to see who's cooking the food....http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_diseases.html

http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_diseases.html

If she is smart enough to get an Associates degree then she should be smart enough to get a Green Card. What good will a degree do if she can't get a job?

Don't let these bleeding heart liberals fool you....this is all for the votes.....they haven't enough dead people and Disney characters to pull it off anymore.....too bad that you are exposed to third world disease and pay their welfare, food stamps housing and schooling.....throw the other minorities (the blacks who are LEGAL CITIZENS BTW) under the bus for scholarships that a illegal alien will now get...that's the liberal way...USERS AND ABUSERS....this spoken from a small business owner who's success is not from her own doing....according to the commie in chief...and the phony Cherokee running for state senate in MA.....

JoAnn is absolutely right! It's all about increasing the democratic voting base by pandering to the latinos. The democrats already have the black community in their back pocket, now it's time to go after another minority.

Yada, yada, da, JoAnn. How come you don't pick on Warren Buffet's buddies who are always holding out their hands, looking for big corporate welfare? Picking on children who had no choice but to be living and building a life here is not only bullying.
It's counter productive to adding to America's talent pool

You liberals are all about a "green world" John D. Waco.....why are you so against "green cards" like the LAW ABIDING immigrants get??? Your hypocrisy is oozing to the point of STINK!!!! And I do pick on Warren Buffets buddies....his name is Barack Hussein Obama AKA Barry Sortero.....

My name is Erick Lastarria, a member of UMCP's Class of 2006. I've been paying taxes since 2006 even though I was undocumented. I said I was because I filed for permanent residency on February 29, 2012. Navigating through our immigration laws is extremely difficult. Many people are barred from adjusting their statuses because of the current state of affairs of our immigration laws. Many of these kids, who came to the USA with their parents at early age, can't simply apply for a green card. Therefore, they pushed for a law called the federal DREAM Act to be allowed to adjust their status after complying with several requirements.

We need the DREAM act passed by congress so these students can keep on dreaming.

How do you file your taxes Erick Lastarria? Do you have a SS# or a federal tax ID#? I

Believe me, I understand the immigration process. I am watching a young man I know go through it right now...He is doing it legally and was never offered any preferential treatment for work or a work permit as you suggest was done for you.....maybe he comes from the wrong country....

I have an ITIN #. USCIS has already taken almost five months to review my case. Waiting more than 14 years to file for permanent residency and suffering the consequences of being undocumented does not seem to me like being from the right country. I come from a poor family composed by legal and out-of-legal status immigranta that aspires to become middle class. My mother will become a US citizen next year. Then, my case will be processed at a faster pace.

it has taken almost three years for my friend to be able to gain employment legally. immigrants who come here legally, as you are depicting aboutnyourself, are not the problem....the ones in the video clip of this mover, They Come To America are the problem....Dennis Lynch spent much time traveling throughout the US to acquire the truth about illegal immigration and the negative impact it has on the taxpaying citizens of this country,not to mention the third world diseases that are springing up....you seem to be like my friend Erick, someone wishingnto make the US his home to seek a bettr life....but it MUST be done lawfully...if the laws are ridiculously difficult, they could be altered but NO FREE TAXPAYER FUNDED PERKS for anyone not here legally NO WAY!!!!!http://www.theycometoamerica.com/

Miss JoAnn,
Thank you for your reply to my comment. So what are your thoughts about last night's mass killings at the Batman movie in Colorado?

Your question is inappropriate and my comment is you need to stick to the subject at hand....if you don't like my stance on illegal immigration I'm all ears...

Miss JoAnn,
I'm delighted that you and Mr. Buck are advocates for appropriateness And that you are all ears.

I'm so happy you're "delighted" Mr. Waco...Now, go crawl back in your troll cave..

@Kate K....couldn't agree more....our country was so much better before it became burdened with all the unenforced laws and regulations that this Jabba the Hut LIBERAL controlled government has saddled us with....

Joann just think how much voter fraud would be eliminated if we rounded these people up! There'd be no way the Libs would win!!

Ahhhhhh, but you libs still have loads of dead people and Disney characters to keep you going...

Why wasn't ICE at this news conference to enforce the law, since there were so many illegals there?

ICE isn't looking to deport Dream Act elegible young men and women. USCIS will start reviewing the cases of potential Dream Act beneficiares starting August 15, 2012. What's the excuse now? If we don't take advantage of this new administrative directive, other states will do it. If we are pursuing academic excellence, we need to vote green on the Maryland Dream Act. It's the right thing to do for our "fellow tax payers."

They damn well should be! What makes one less illegal then another?

The way you use the word illegal is unacceptable. These kids did not break the law. When you get a dwi or a shoplift charge, does your child face your charges? It's time you get real. Coming into the country without being inspected is a civil violation.

Most of who I am was taught to me by the actions, behavior and hard work of my parents. Environment is the mold in creating a human being. Granted there are other factors but environment is one of the most vital....If it is unacceptable to say the children are illegally here, then just HOW did they get here Erick Lastarria???? Did some stork from Mexico drop them here??? We not only have an issue with an undocumented, illegal child but we have the parents who brought them here...So in Erick Lastarria's world, American taxpayers MUST pay for Mom, Dad and all that comes aftr to have the DREAM of an American life....Sorry, I don't think it's going to work....not with the people who foot the bill....maybe the drones who seek the power, but not the folks who foot the bill.....

Then, let us not mix the issues.

Let's not spin what the point made is....taxpayers are paying for far more than a state based tuition, not to mention the health risk that legal citizens, particularly our children, by being exposed to people who've had none of the health screening that a legal immigrant goes through..

FYI, your health is check before you can enroll at a public school. If I pay the same amount in taxes as my neighbor, how does that disqualifies my son from getting in-state tuition?

But you sir are not a legal citizen, therefore you have not been screened for communicable disease as your legal immigrants have been...when you become a legal citizen of this country according to our laws, you are welcomed to your in-state tuition...Until then, this is a violation of immigration law and our Constitution...and just because there's some lawless politician willing to prostitute themselves for a vote, doesn't change what is legal vs illegal....http://www.topix.com/forum/news/immigration/TOHF18ECA5AT2BQH1 THIS is what every American is exposed to when our politicians turn their heads to illegals working in this country...it is beyond disgusting!!!

http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/5/8/230000.shtml

Here you are supporters of the Dream Act.....looks like anarchy is about to bust the bubble for ya.....
Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb2_3R6oHSQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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