If a petition to overturn the Maryland Dream Act makes it to the ballot in 2012, referendum leaders may have more to gain than just a repeal of the law.
Republicans who have backed the petition drive and political observers say the chance to vote on the law that gives in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants could turn out a number of conservative voters who otherwise might stay home, given the likelihood of a President Barack Obama win in Maryland.
GOP faithful don’t stand a chance of winning the presidency in Maryland, but very likely could overturn the Dream Act and possibly put a dent in some typically Democratic congressional districts, said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
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