New York Dream Act
The New York Dream Act is 2019 New York State law extending eligibility for state-funded financial aid and scholarships to attend university to undocumented youth who arrived in the United States before the age of 18, a group often referred to as "DREAMers" and defined by the DREAM Act.
Bill
[edit]The bill makes students who attended a high school in New York State and graduated or passed a high school equivalency test eligible to apply for taxpayer-funded financial assistance.[1]
Political debate
[edit]The Democratic Party was in control of both houses of the state legislature and held the Governorship when the bill was passed.[2]
The New York Act is seen as part of the Democratic Party’s increasingly progressive left wing position on immigration.[3][4][5][6] It was opposed by Republican politicians arguing that it diverts public funds from supporting the education of citizens of the United States.[5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Soichet, Catherine (23 January 2019). "New York lawmakers just passed their own 'DREAM Act'". CNN. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Robbins, Liz (4 February 2019). "Albany's Blue Wave Wastes No Time Changing Laws. What's Next?". New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Williams, Zach (9 December 2018). "The progressive bills of 2019". City & State. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Brown, Nicole; Cohen, Li Yakira (24 January 2019). "DREAM Act latest in flurry of progressive bills to pass Democratic NY Senate". AM New York. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b Goldbaum, Christina (23 January 2019). "Dream Act Is Approved in N.Y. to Aid Undocumented Students, in Rebuke to Trump". New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Azulay, Zoe (5 October 2018). "What You Need To Know About The NY DREAM Act Before You Vote In November". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Moritz-Rabson, Daniel (25 January 2019). "New York Passes DREAM Act, Offers Financial Aid and Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 February 2019.