Sentences with phrase «immigrant access»

This is a continuing theme for the Democrat - turned - Republican Western New York senator, whose very first TV ad of this year's campaign (released back in April) focused on his opposition to the DREAM Act, which would help the children of undocumented immigrants access state cash to attend college.

Democrats in that chamber said that many of the governor's progressive proposals this year — including the move away from cash bail, or a proposal to let undocumented immigrants access state tuition assistance programs — could be jettisoned and addressed later in the session.

Among other things, the bill would give illegal immigrants access to tuition assistance and driver's licenses, a provision that crumbled under intense criticism in 2007, after it was proposed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Immigrant Access Fund (IAF) provides low - interest micro-loans to skilled immigrants and refugees who can not afford the costs of Canadian licensing and retraining

At 10 a.m., the Assembly holds a public hearing on immigrant access to health care, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, Manhattan.

Lawmakers also agreed to address criminal justice reforms, a proposal for property tax rebates, a measure to address sexual assault on college campuses and an education tax credit and legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants access to tuition assistance — known as the Dream Act — outside the context of the spending plan.

California's overwhelming approval of Proposition 187 has inspired residents of other states to launch similar drives to deny illegal immigrants access to public social services.

In the midst of a national debate on immigration, the New York State Assembly this week passed a bill to give children of undocumented immigrants access to financial aid for college.

The measure would give undocumented immigrants access to the tuition assistance propgram and other forms of financial aid for college.

Cuomo's bill no longer links the tax credit to the Dream Act, which would give undocumented immigrants access to public tuition assistance for college.

As has been widely reported, Cuomo also made passage of the tax credit contingent on approval of a $ 27 million expenditure for the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants access to public tuition assistance.

ALBANY — Latino lawmakers are putting pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to support legislation that would give undocumented immigrants access to financial aid for college, as the state Assembly majority places the bill among its top priorities.

Tkaczyk has voted in favor of the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants access to tuition assistance.

Hochul's faced questions about her commitment to immigration reform, after she rose to prominence for opposing then Governor Eliot Spitzer's proposal to allow undocumented immigrant access to drivers licenses.

ALBANY — In a controversial and unscheduled vote, the State Senate rejected a bill to give undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance programs, one of several priority measures for progressive Democratic groups and unions.

Those items include statewide public financing of political campaigns, the 10 - point women's agenda with a controversial abortion provision included and the Dream Act, which would give the children of undocumented immigrants access to tuition assistance.

He blamed the IDC - GOP accord for the lack of a vote on the DREAM Act, which would grant undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance, this legislative session.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed that New York City will remain a sanctuary city — so called because NYC allows undocumented immigrants access to social services without having to reveal their status and refuses to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in deportation efforts.

But even with the funding, critics, including mainline Senate Democrats, say the IDC has not delivered on the creation of a state DREAM Act that would give the children of undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance programs.

Trump vowed last month to cut off federal funding to «sanctuary» cities like New York if local enforcement allow undocumented immigrants access to social services without having to reveal their status, or otherwise refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

The IDC resolution also supports the creation of a state DREAM Act that would give the college kids of undocumented immigrants access to state tuition assistance programs, funding for teacher centers, and Cuomo's push to spend up to $ 1 million on a memorial in New York City honoring «all victims of hate, intolerance, and violence» in the wake of a club shooting in Orlando last year.

ALBANY — Democrats who dominate the Assembly will pass a measure granting undocumented immigrants access to New York's tuition assistance programs, they said at a press conference, laying another priority for progressive groups on the doorstep of the State Senate.

The W.F.P. endorsed Cuomo earlier this year only after extracting significant concessions from him to support some key components of the party's platform, including his promise to push for Democratic control of the state Senate, seek an increase in the minimum wage, and pass the Dream Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants access to public college tuition assistance.