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Elections Matter! Virginia AG Herring Makes DREAMers Eligible for In-State Tuition
http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/11462/video-virginia-ag-mark-herring-says-dreamers-eligible-for-instate-tuitionThe room was packed with both DREAMers and those who've worked hard on this issue over the years - people Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada, State Senator Adam Ebbin, Delegate Alfonso Lopez, and Arlington County School Board member Emma Violand-Sanchez. All of these people, plus of course the Attorney General's office, deserve a lot of credit for making this a reality. In addition, as I discussed with Emma Violand-Sanchez and Walter Tejada, a key lesson from today's announcement is that elections matter. Don't think your vote counts? Well, Mark Herring defeated Republican Mark Obenshain by just a few hundred votes, and the result is now a policy change that will help thousands if not tens of thousands of Virginians. If Obenshain had been elected AG, does anyone think we would have had a joyous ceremony like the on held a bit earlier today? Hint: NO!