New York Dream Act

The New York Dream Act is 2019 New York State law offering 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

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

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
  1. Soichet, Catherine (23 January 2019). "New York lawmakers just passed their own 'DREAM Act'". CNN. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. Robbins, Liz (4 February 2019). "Albany's Blue Wave Wastes No Time Changing Laws. What's Next?". New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. Williams, Zach (9 December 2018). "The progressive bills of 2019". City & State. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Moritz-Rabson, Daniel (25 January 2019). "New York Passes DREAM Act, Offers Financial Aid and Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 February 2019.


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