Libertarian Jackass takes note of an altercation that ensued amongst people vying for George’s attention during his recent visit to Boston. I have to agree with him there must be more to the story than the injured bloggers are letting on. Such polite young men they were even during the heat of battle! Right. The Boston Herald quotes a union member who said the Margolis brothers bit off more than they could chew. “They called the guy down, and he obliged them.”
sanson of Ipecac links to this WP report about several hundred demonstrators who picketed the home of Karl Rove demanding he hear them out about DREAM legislation. Karl became enraged as a result.
Leaders said they want Bush to advocate for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a bill that would permit immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years to apply for legal resident status once they graduate from high school. The measure would eliminate provisions of current federal law that discourage states from providing in-state tuition to undocumented student immigrants.
Immigrant activists say that 50,000 to 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high school each year and that many students can afford college only at the reduced, in-state rates given to legal residents.
The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee in the fall but has not been brought before the full Senate for a vote.
Asked for Bush’s position on the bill, spokesman Jim Morrell said, “The president has laid out the principles he believes should guide immigration discussion, and he is willing to work with Congress.”