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Poll: Should Undocumented Immigrants Be Able to Pay In-State Tuition?

The Dream Act debate is heating up.

The debate has started to sizzle again on whether undocumented immigrants should be able to pay in-state tuition rates.

that Del. Pat McDonough plans to start a state campaign finance committee that will allow opponents of the so-called Maryland DREAM Act-- the law allowing in-state tuition rates for some undocumented immigrants-- to raise money for literature and possible radio and television commercials in advance of the 2012 election.

"It's going to take a statewide, very aggressive effort," McDonough told Sears. McDonough will make a formal announcement during a news conference Thursday in Essex.

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McDonough was part of an effort last year that collected 108,923 valid signatures and forced the newly passed law to the 2012 ballot.

Opponents of the referendum effort have seeking to stop it before the election. A portion of that effort that collected through a website has been dropped.

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