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Writing off 20,000 Americans who attend a Trump rally is not only self-defeating, but speaks to the scorn some on the Left hold for their fellow Americans.

Del. Rick Impallaria has proven yet again that voters of the 7th District can really do better than have him as their representative.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic challenger Ben Jealous met Monday for the only scheduled debate in the 2018 governor’s race. This transcript was generated through a mix of automated software and human editing.

Free community college tuition for undocumented immigrants is an issue that suits the interests of Trump, Jealous and Hogan. But for Maryland voters, it's really not that big a deal.

Former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous would provide voters with the strongest alternative to Gov. Larry Hogan in November's election.

Ben Jealous, who describes himself as an organizer, is trying to blaze a progressive path to the Maryland State House.

By Michael Dresser

May 18, 2018

White House scuttles immigration compromise and now owns the fate of 'Dreamers.'

Dreamers deserve better than how they've been treated by Republican majority.

Congress must act quickly to provide protection for young immigrants.

I came to live in the U.S. when I was 9. My family immigrated from Guatemala, which at the time was in the midst of a bloody civil war. I was never asked if I wanted to move — I was never even prepared for the culture shock, the vastly different school system or life in urban Los Angeles.

While a number of President Trump’s opponents were screaming at the sky on the anniversary of his election, I thought it would be a good idea to offer some commonsense perspective instead. I figured it would be a good idea to have a look at some of the positive highlights of the president’s record.

The syrphid fly, commonly known as a flower fly or hover fly, feeds on nectar and pollen, making it a good pollinator.

The Trump administration has utterly failed to show “great heart” when dealing with “Dreamers.”

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Baltimore City Council calls on Congress to 'immediately pass' Dream Act

By Luke Broadwater

Sep 11, 2017

Only Congress can create a durable immigration status that cannot be revoked by executive fiat. DACA never had that durability and did not put its recipients on the path to citizenship. So, we can

Last week, reporters from the Indianapolis Star filed a state public records request and learned that while Mike Pence was governor he communicated using a

On the eve of a public hearing on the Maryland Trust Act -- which would limit local governments' ability to assist with immigration enforcement -- hundreds of activists marched in Annapolis to draw attention to the bill.

By Pamela Wood

Feb 27, 2017

Ever since Mr. Trump introduced his signature "build a wall" mantra, anti-immigration sentiment on the right has been met with unrelenting criticism from the left. Now that the election is finally over, you probably know where you stand and how you would answer this question: Should we be granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants? Or do you? What if the question became a little more specific?

Democrats in Maryland are looking for ways to use this year's General Assembly session to protect the legacy of President Barack Obama and blunt the impact of sweeping changes they fear the Trump administration will usher in.

By Ian Duncan

Jan 16, 2017

Food pantries are cropping up alongside corporate cafes and dining halls on college campuses across the country -- including Howard County Community College. On community college campuses ¿ the home of many untraditional students with diverse needs ¿ pantries serve a unique purpose.

By Fatimah Waseem

Mar 9, 2016

Fewer immigrants are living illegally in Maryland, as their population has declined by about 5,000 people since 2010, according to a new analysis from the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

By Tim Prudente

Jan 23, 2016

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, the county teachers' union and an immigrant rights group are asking Gov. Larry Hogan to reconsider appointing Ann Miller to the local school board, citing the conservative views she espouses as a blogger.

The Howard County Council last week voted on two nominations to county boards that had been on hold for several months -- and for a second time since Susan Garber's nomination to the Planning Board was voted down, politics has played a role in the decisions.

By Amanda Yeager

Sep 16, 2015

As the Howard County Council's August recess winds down, council members still have a half-dozen pieces of legislation on the table to address when they reconvene in September.

By Amanda Yeager

Aug 19, 2015

O'Malley would make a fine president

The Republicans' three amigos -- Rubio, Cruz and Bush -- look about as phony to many Latinos as the trio of actors-pretending-to-be-Mexicans played by Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short in the 1986 movie, "Three Amigos!"

If the Republican Party hopes to continue its own moment of success, it must resolve to forever lose the dog whistle it borrowed from the Dixiecrats long ago and re-embrace its civil rights legacy.

President Obama's order will spare millions from deportation and inches U.S. toward a more rational immigration policy

After inquiries made by The Baltimore Sun, Towson University has changed its policy on which undocumented immigrants qualify to pay in-state tuition under a federal program.

Republican Corey Stottlemyer, an economist, is taking on veteran Democrat Ron Young in a Frederick County state Senate race.

Anthony Brown is inventing his own version of Larry Hogan to run against, while Hogan is running against Martin O'Malley.

Carrie Evans, the executive director of Equality Maryland, was arrested at an immigration reform rally in Washington on Thursday afternoon, the state's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization confirmed.

Gov. Martin O'Malley, a presidential hopeful, has taken on yet another "pop issue," proposing that Maryland provide foster care to several thousand unaccompanied Central American minors, lest they be sent to "certain death." He has also championed abolition of capital punishment and the establishment of gay marriage, the Dream Act, and tax credits and fueling stations for electric vehicles whose technology is not ready for prime time.

The violence the children are fleeing in Central America is not our problem. It was our problem in the 1980s, but Americans have overwhelmingly decided that it isn't our problem now.

It all began when Spanish teacher Melynda Velez noticed some Hispanics in Harford County were falling behind in their studies in the local schools.

Brian E. Frosh, a veteran state senator from Montgomery County who championed gun control and environmental protection, led two opponents by wide margins in early voting in the race for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general in Tuesday's primary.

Howard County's newest district is also one of its more interesting state-level races.

Student school commissioner endorses Brown for governor

The Sun makes its endorsements in selected Baltimore County races for legislature and County Council.