Brown signs California Dream Act

[Renae]

Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday easing access to privately funded financial aid for undocumented college students. He also signaled that he was likely to back a more controversial measure allowing those students to seek state-funded tuition aid in the future.

Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), author of the private financial aid measure, described it as an important but incremental step toward expanding opportunities for deserving students who were brought to the U.S. illegally through no choice of their own. Cedillo is pressing ahead with a more expansive measure that would make certain undocumented students eligible for the state's Cal Grants and other forms of state tuition aid.

California Dream Act: Brown expands education options for undocumented students - latimes.com

California, going broke, but who cares? Let's throw money at illegals!

:roll:

I vote we quit sending Cali Federal money.

 

[satandog]

California Dream Act: Brown expands education options for undocumented students - latimes.com

California, going broke, but who cares? Let's throw money at illegals!

:roll:

I vote we quit sending Cali Federal money.

This bill does impact the California budget at all.

easing access to privately funded financial aid

Unless there is a shortage of space at their state schools this might bring in more money for the state.

 

[jamesrage]

California Dream Act: Brown expands education options for undocumented students - latimes.com

California, going broke, but who cares? Let's throw money at illegals!

:roll:

I vote we quit sending Cali Federal money.

I vote we make it a crime for politicians to aid illegals.

 

[tessaesque]

I have no problem with illegal immigrants who have lived here since childhood attending college with financial aid provided through private funds. If they simultaneously enroll in a mandatory program which will lead them to citizenship, I also have no problem with them receiving public funds, however I feel their need should be put after the needs of legalized citizens and students on legal student visa programs.