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  • Effort to repeal state (CA) Dream Act under way

    11/04/2011 10:19:50 AM PDT · by fifedom · 2 replies
    North County Times ^ | Oct. 26, 2011 | Edward Sifuentes
    The fight over the California Dream Act, controversial legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown to help illegal immigrant students pay for college, is not over. Earlier this week, State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, started gathering signatures for a referendum that would eliminate part of the act. He wants to overturn Assembly Bill 131, which Brown signed on Oct. 9 allowing illegal immigrant students to apply for state-funded scholarships.
  • Bill would give illegal immigrant students tuition assistance (California)

    10/13/2007 10:14:05 AM PDT · by Dubya · 19 replies · 109+ views
    N C TIMES ^ | EDWARD SIFUENTES
    A controversial bill on the governor's desk would give illegal immigrant college students in California new benefits, including access to state grants and fee waivers. Immigrant rights groups have urged Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Senate Bill 1, also known as the California Dream Act, saying it would give those students hope for a better future. But the governor rejected a similar bill last year and opponents say the measure would stretch the state's already tight resources. "I guess California hasn't figured out what to do with its revenue surpluses," said Ira Mehlman, referring to the state's ongoing budget shortfall....