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  • Undocumented immigrants push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support the Dream Act

    01/08/2013 12:34:51 AM PST · by neverdem · 24 replies
    NY Daily News ^ | January 7, 2013 | ERICA PEARSON
    Bill would allow illegal immigrant students to qualify for tuition assistance for higher education Young immigrants are flooding Gov. Cuomo’s phone lines and Twitter account, asking him to use his State of the State address Wednesday to call for tuition aid for undocumented immigrants. The so-called New York State Dream Act, which has the backing of Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, would open the state’s Tuition Assistance Program to all college students, regardless of immigration status. Jackson Heights teen Antonio Alarcon plans to make many calls and posts on @NYGovCuomo. “The governor should be focusing more on...