Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso announces New York state passed the Dream Act ct in honor of the late New York state Sen. Jose Peralta. Peralta, who passed away unexpectedly, was the original sponsor of the bill.
“As someone who came here as an immigrant and went to night school for 16 years to get my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I understand the need for assistance for our future generations and I am glad to be a co-sponsor of this legislation,” said D’Urso.
New York state’s Dream Act differs from the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It allows for tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants who attended high school in New York and graduated with a diploma or obtained an equivalency diploma.
Families who have a taxpayer identification number will be allowed to also save for tuition under the New York State College Tuition Savings Program (NY’s 529 College Savings Program).
