From Eric Dondero:

According to the Baltimore Sun, the overwhelmingly Democrat-controlled House passed the so-called "Dream Act," opening the floodgates for illegal aliens to win taxpayer-subsidized tuitions at state universities and colleges.

The small Republican contingent in the Legislature is fighting back.

Advocates have long wanted to grant the children of illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Maryland's university system. Opponents say widening the pool of applicants will only make admission more difficult for those who've played by the rules.

Senators will have the chance to weigh-in on the issue during next week's debate and the GOP caucus signaled that they will offer multiple amendments to the bill.

Sen. E.J. Pipkin, an Eastern Shore Republican, called the idea an "unfunded mandate" to the state's community colleges, which he said would have to absorb costs associated with a slew of new students.