Martin O'Malley: “a real hero for the immigrant community.”

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Lis Smith ‏@Lis_Smith 1h1 hour ago
@GovernorOMalley deemed “real hero for the immigrant community.” Who else could you say that about in #2016? No one. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigration-2016-issue-upped-martin-omalleys-candidacy-n366666 …


"Martin O'Malley, in his history as governor of Maryland, has been a real hero for the immigrant community. He not only supported many groundbreaking reforms in the state, he also became a national spokesperson for immigrant families and their human rights, especially the unaccompanied minors who arrived in droves on the border last year," said Kim Propeack, chief of political communication for CASA de Maryland - Maryland's largest immigrants services and rights organization - and director of its political arm.

As governor, O'Malley signed a bill allowing young immigrants illegally in the U.S. to pay in-state college tuition and to a bill to get driver's licenses.

He was the first governor to meet with Latino leaders last year and sign up to push House Republicans to bring immigration reform legislation to a vote, which they never did

He has shown respect that many in the immigrant community say is lacking in debates on immigration by using the term new Americans to refer to immigrants, whether here legally or not. He also established a state council to focus on integrating immigrants.

He opposed White House proposals to return young Central American children and families who crossed the U.S-Mexico border last summer, saying they would face "certain death."

On deportations - an issue that still vexes the current administration - O'Malley stopped Baltimore's City Detention Center from holding immigrants without criminal records for deportation by the federal government. Malley's office also has hired former lobbyist and former Obama Hispanic media director of political engagement, according to Buzzfeed.


read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigration-2016-issue-upped-martin-omalleys-candidacy-n366666

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Martin O'Malley Hires Former Director of Hispanic Media for Barack Obama
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