Public opinion was solicited in Annapolis on Feb 16, 2011, regarding a bill to permit any Maryland resident to attend college and pay in-state tuition, regardless of immigration status.
Maryland IAF brought dozens of representatives to the state capitol to support the bill.
And there was opposition. Extremist opposition.
Those giving testimony against Maryland's DREAM Act include groups, who speak the language of division and exclusion.
One such group, HELP SAVE MARYLAND, has been declared a "nativist extremist group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
For coverage of the Feb 16 2011 Senate Committee hearings see the post at MarylandReporter:
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants: A dream for some, a nightmare for others – MarylandReporter.com
For the Southern Poverty Law Center listing of Rockville based HELP SAVE MARYLAND as a nativist/extremist group, here is the link:
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2009/spring/sinister-intentions/nativist-extremis
For a listing of Maryland politicians who have associated themselves with the extremist HELP SAVE MARYLAND, here is the link:
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/03/help-save-maryland-named.html
For a link to Washington Post coverage - which suggests a compromise on the bill is likely:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606279.html?sid=ST2011021606358
For a listing of Maryland politicians who have associated themselves with the extremist HELP SAVE MARYLAND, here is the link:
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/03/help-save-maryland-named.html
For a link to Washington Post coverage - which suggests a compromise on the bill is likely:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606279.html?sid=ST2011021606358
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