Racial bigotry on the fringes has been overtaken by religious bigotry in the wide open, mostly toward Christians and all from the political progressives. See the lefts war on Christians and their beliefs and freedoms from our own government and now against business people who dare answer questions truthfully about their faith.

From the story "isn't the state obligated to afford them access to publicly supported resources?" It DOES! Grades 1-12 at no direct cost to the user. Our laws as they stand DO NOT bar any illegal alien or their children from higher education so that straw man is moot
It DOES NOT afford SUBSIDIZED higher education costs to those here illegally. The people who DO pay the taxes will have their say on Nov 6. Whatever the outcome, so be it.

I repeat, what part of illegal don't people understand. Go to another country illegally and see what benefits you receive. I think jail might be the 1st action that is bestowed upon you. It is not my problem that Mexico, El Salvador and other countries don't provide the benefits that LEGAL American citizens receive. Go through the channels that are available to become a LEGAL American citizen. My father came to the USA from Brazil. He had a green card and it took him 8 years to become an American citizen in 50's. I think it is a "slap in the face" to all the people who went through the channels and work to become a LEGAL American citizen. I will vote against any program and politician that gives illegal law breakers any benefits.

I am an independent. McDonough is not just a bigot. He is a dumb bigot

I welcome any person that comes to the USA and goes thru the process to become a LEGAL American citizen. Just because I don't like a law, should I have the right to break the law and not be charged with a crime?? I hope every LEGAL American citizen votes against the Dream Act and any other program that rewards people, breaking the law by living in the USA illegally. Sad that Maryland is a sanctuary state that rewards lawbreaking illegals and penalizes legal taxpayers with higher taxes.

Send those dirty rotten illegal kids back to wherever they came from. Parents too. Can we get rid of the anchor babies also?

"Just because I don't like a law, should I have the right to break the law and not be charged with a crime??". Desperate people will act desperately.

I would think that if the roles were reversed between Mexico and the USA, many of you would take the chance to move your family "illegally" to another country if it was best for your family. Most of you would take that chance to be "illegal" if it meant food on the table and a better life for your family. It's that parenthood thing, you know.

If I was stuck in their shoes in Mexico, I'd be looking for a way out too. So would you.

That caps lock thing really is annoying.

FIFA, the USA is a country that requires its citizens to obey its laws or face the consequences. The illegal aliens would rather break our laws instead of going through the process to request legal citizenship to the United States. I think the reason for this is that they can work "under the table", don't pay taxes, use our schools and healthcare system free of charge and send money back to Mexico to support their extended families! They don't want to learn English because they have no intention of ever becoming an American citizen, They want the American benefits but still want to remain a Mexican citizens. Sorry, for me this doesn't work.

They were not supposed to be here in the first place; and wouldn't be if our incompetent federal government had done their job. Doesn't Rodney Foxworth understand that the illegals are taking the jobs of African Americans? Pat McDonough is no racist, he just isn't a spineless mush mouth politician like so many others.

"The Obama administration released illegal immigrants who went on to commit more crimes, including charges of 19 murders, 3 attempted murders and 142 sex crimes, the House Judiciary Committee said in a report Tuesday.

All told, the nearly 47,000 illegal immigrants the administration was notified of but declined to deport between 2008 and 2011 under its Secure Communities program had a recidivism rate of 16 percent, the committee said.

They were just part of the nearly 160,000 immigrants — most of them here legally — who were flagged by Secure Communities during the three year period but who were either not eligible to be deported or who the administration decided to release. Those immigrants went on to be charged in nearly 60,000 more crimes, according to the committee and the Congressional Research Service, which issued a report on the matter.

The findings stem from the Obama administration’s Secure Communities program, which was designed to identify immigrants who run afoul of the law and who the administration decides it wants to deport."

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Ahhh yes,...when all else fails school yard garbaaage mouth name calling comes forward. Just one question....if we have 10 million illegal folks in this country....what is it costing us and who is paying...? and I might add...since when was Mexican a race??? Does brown skin automatically denote a specific race??? Think not!!! But, it is convenient to use when all else fails...something like school yard garbaaage mouth name calling...honey child!!! Just something a little extra to throw in the mix...there are millions of folks from all countries of the world who would love to come here without any laws to inhibit their trip....should we just sit back and welcome them my darlings? and what pray tell my intellectual angels would become of our great country if the no rule game is played? Just a thought to ponder...honey child!

This man will do anything for a headline. Many republicans know that.

People talk about coming here "The right way" as if they know what they are talking about. For a poor person without a degree, it is incredibly difficult to come here legally. Nobody wants to come here without papers and be a second class citizen. But when their families are hungry, they have no choice so they risk their lives to come here and help them. I would hope that I would have the courage to do that for my own family if I were in that situation.

You've got that right Colleen. I have a friend of mine that lives in the UK. She has a college degree, a sponsor in the US and a job offer and they are still telling her it will take 7 years.
If she was Cuban, Eastern European Jew, Somali, Iraqi, El Salvadoran she would get her Green Card immediately