The second part of the California DREAM Act, Assembly Bill 131, passed in the state Assembly today, and will now make its way to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.
The bill, which would allow undocumented students access to state financial aid such as the competitive Cal Grant, was passed in the assembly with a 45-27 vote, after previously being approved Wednesday by the state Senate.
The bill’s counterpart, AB 130 — signed into law by Brown in late July — will allow undocumented students access to institutional financial aid.
Both bills were authored by Assemblymember Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles.
Opponents of AB 131 have said that due to California’s current state of financial turmoil, the state cannot afford to extend its financial aid to undocumented students.
Soumya Karlamangla is the assistant city news editor.
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Re: AB 131
Here’s what we have to look forward to, with audio links, even:
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Re: AB 131
Here’s what we have to look forward to, with audio links, even:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/hispanicleaders.asp
Agree with Guest, what about us the hardworking tax paying natural born residents, who doesn’t even have enough money to buy food for our own families by the end of the month. What gives?
Simple, you are not one of the latest protected class members that the Libs deem worthy. Sorry, pay up sucker.
“Opponents of AB 131 have said that due to California’s current state of
financial turmoil, the state cannot afford to extend its financial aid
to undocumented students.”
Others have said that students who have no legal right to be in California have no claim on the state’s resources.
And you have to just adore the way they use the oh-so-politically correct term “undocumented” instead of the LEGALLY correct term, which is ILLEGAL ALIEN.