New York Dream Act

The bill makes students who attended a high school in New York State and graduated or passed a high school equivalency test eligible to apply for taxpayer-funded financial assistance.^[1]

The Democratic Party was in control of both houses of the state legislature and held the Governorship when the bill was passed.^[2]

The New York Act is seen as part of the Democratic Party’s increasingly progressive left wing position on immigration.^[3][4][5][6] It was opposed by Republican politicians arguing that it diverts public funds from supporting the education of citizens of the United States.^[5][7]