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NY LEGISLATOR PROPOSES STATE VERSION OF DREAM ACT

By Greg Siskind

The New York Times is reporting that a legislator in the state is proposing a bill that would expand rights and benefits available to people that would likely have been eligible for the DREAM Act had that bill passed in Congress. Among other provisions, the bill would allow such beneficiaries to get drivers licenses, access to state college financial aid (in state tuition is already available under existing law) and the ability to take state jobs. The last item is the one that may draw the most scrutiny as it runs counter to federal law and is probably unconstitutional for...

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on March 29, 2011 (boomark / email).