Displaying items 25-36 of 357
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-30
Next >
-
Giving illegal immigrants drivers license encourages them to break more laws
As a life-long Maryland citizen, I completely oppose efforts within our misguided General Assembly to pass the Maryland Highway Safety Act of 2013, which would allow the state to issue a Maryland driver's license to illegal immigrants ("State Senate...Tags: Justice System, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Lawyers
-
Laurene Powell Jobs gives first interview since Steve Jobs' death
Laurene Powell Jobs is giving her first public interview on Friday since the death of her husband, Steve Jobs. Jobs will appear on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams to promote a new documentary called "The Dream is Now" that will air this weekend...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Steve Jobs
-
Justice for Maryland's HBCUs
For many Marylanders, Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget includes plenty to celebrate. The governor's "balanced approach" to budgeting translates into increased employment, health care benefits for additional families and...
Tags: Coppin State University, Bernard C. Young, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Colleges and Universities, Martin O'Malley
-
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: Gun Control, Voting, The Washington Post, Crime, Law and Justice, Referenda
-
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: NBC (tv network), Mitt Romney, Immigration, Lindsey O. Graham, John Boehner
-
O'Malley's thuggish side
Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...
Tags: Justice System, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Referenda, Parties and Movements
-
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: Justice System, Education, Schools, Immigration, Science
-
Will we be who we say we are?
I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...
Tags: Prisons, Arts, Lobbying, Politics, Arts and Culture
-
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: Justice System, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Los Angeles, Social Security
-
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: Bernard C. Young, Immigration, Employment Opportunities, Fells Point, Brookings Institution
-
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: Travel, Immigration, Domestic Travel, Migration, Mexico
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 30, 2012
|Resource Link| Los Angeles Times
Jan 29, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 3, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Jan 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 27, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for DREAM Act topic gallery.