illegal immigrants

Yakima is making news again and this time we've seemed to have got the attention of MSNBC's host Rachel Maddow. Rachel's show featured the recent Yakima deportation meeting that was spotlighted in the Yakima Herald.

The Washington House of Representatives has approved a measure giving young illegal immigrants eligibility to state college financial aid. The House approved the so-called "Washington Dream Act" on a bipartisan 77-20 vote. They amended the bill on the floor to open college aid to all young illegal immigrants...

SEATTLE (AP) - With the federal government giving young illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children a chance to stay in the country, advocates in Washington state are relaunching efforts to open state financial aid to college students who don't have documents...