« Law - ABA sentencing reform article | Main | Ind. Decisions - More on 4th amendment »
Monday, May 23, 2011
Law - "States' immigration efforts fizzle"
A lengthy article today, dateline Miami, here in the South Carolina Herald, reported by Laura Wides-Munoz, AP Hispanic Affairs Writer, and other contributors including Ken Kusmer in Indy, explains that nearly half the states "considered Arizona-style enforcement measures, up from just six in 2010, [but] in legislature after legislature, nearly all the most punitive measures failed." From deep within the story:
Following the failure of the recent Dream Act in Washington - which would have provided a path to legalization for qualified illegal immigrant students and other young adults - several states adopted legislation this session that helps illegal immigrant students. Maryland approved in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants, Illinois is likely to set up a private scholarship fund for them, and Connecticut expanded in-state tuition for graduate school. An in-state tuition bill in Oregon passed the Senate but has yet to reach the House floor.Or, as Deanna Martin of the AP bureau here tweeted this morning: "Nearly every state took on #immigration this year, but only #Indiana enacted in-state tuition law."Arizona lawmakers ordered school districts to report students' residency, but that was geared toward keeping children who live across the Mexican border from enrolling in Arizona schools.
Only Indiana passed a law to prohibit in-state tuition for those in the country illegally, a largely symbolic move.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 23, 2011 09:51 AM
Posted to General Law Related