Connecticut: Owner Of Hartford Bodegas Sent To Prison — Again — For Food Stamp Fraud (Yes, an illegal)

Connecticut: Owner Of Hartford Bodegas Sent To Prison — Again — For Food Stamp Fraud (Yes, an illegal)...The owner of a string of Hartford bodegas was sentenced Monday to more than 5 years in prison for food stamp fraud, the second time in about a decade he has been convicted, sentenced and ordered deported for the same crime. When he sneaked back into the U.S. from the Dominican Republic in 2000, after being deported the first time, Apolinar Collado, 42, opened and operated a succession of four stores and stole about $1.6 million over eight years.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-food-stamp-theft-0607-20110606,0,237930.story?track=rss

Hartford, Connecticut: House Passes In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens

Hartford, Connecticut: House Passes In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens... In the Senate, Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, is a strong backer of in-state tuition and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy showed his support by introducing the bill.
"I believe we will pass it in the Senate," Looney said after the House vote.
In-state tuition is typically about one-third the cost of out-of-state tuition. Many opponents said they empathized with illegal students, but were concerned about other students being edged out, especially at highly competitive schools

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-in-state-tuition-0513-20110512,0,4226444.story?track=rss

Hartford, Connecticut: Deportation halted for illegal Mexican student

Hartford, Connecticut: Deportation halted for illegal Mexican student...A Mexican college student who won allies in Connecticut's governor and two U.S. senators as he fought a deportation order has learned he will be allowed to stay for now..Sen. Richard Blumenthal says the DHS called his office to inform him that a stay of removal had been granted for 23-year-old Mariano Cardoso.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/26/20110426connecticut-mexican-student-deportation.html