Sentences with phrase «immigrants access state»

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday gave a non-committal answer when asked about whether access to state driver's licenses should be given to undocumented immigrants.

Rights for the Undocumented: Zephyr Teachout supports providing access to state financial assistance for higher education to those immigrants wishing to pursue a college degree.and she supports providing drivers license to immigrants.

The «Driver License Access and Privacy Act» would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license using their passport and signing an affidavit stating they have not received a social security number.

«The Assembly Majority believes that the continued success of our state depends on ensuring that immigrants have access to the resources they need to make meaningful contributions to their communities without the fear of inappropriate deportation and other serious consequences.»

ALBANY — Immigrant rights advocates are pressuring Governor Andrew Cuomo to negotiate a deal with Senate Republicans on the Dream Act after lawmakers said Monday the proposal to allow undocumented college students access to state tuition assistance had fallen out of the budget.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the launch of a pilot program to provide free English language training via cellular phone devices to immigrants across the state who may lack regular access to a classroom, a computer or the Internet.

The act would open access to financial aid through the taxpayer - funded Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, for immigrants known as «Dreamers» — those brought to the United States or who stayed on expired visas when they were minors.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Assembly budget would include the New York State DREAM Act and invest $ 27 million to provide eligible immigrant students with access to the state's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), scholarships and opportunity progState DREAM Act and invest $ 27 million to provide eligible immigrant students with access to the state's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), scholarships and opportunity progstate's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), scholarships and opportunity programs.

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.

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.

You might not think of access to driver's licenses for our state's estimated 775,000 undocumented immigrants as economic development.

The Act would allow undocumented immigrant students to apply for state tuition assistance, expand access to the State's 529 College Savings Program, and create a private scholarship fund available to undocumented studstate tuition assistance, expand access to the State's 529 College Savings Program, and create a private scholarship fund available to undocumented studState's 529 College Savings Program, and create a private scholarship fund available to undocumented students.

But Daniela Alulema, a board member of the New York State Youth Leadership Council, a supporter of access to higher education for illegal immigrants, said she hoped the Regents would eventually throw their support behind a version of the Dream Act introduced in the State Legislature in March.

Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padrón and Morgan State University President David Wilson expressed concerns about college access and escalating costs in higher education keeping students of color and immigrants from furthering their educations.

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.

Yet, New York City and New York State have failed to ensure that immigrant and Limited English Proficient parents have the most basic access to their children's schools....

More than 18 states have passed their own Dream Act legislation that allows undocumented immigrants to access in - state tuition at state universities; some also allow undocumented students to apply for financial aid.

By the 1910s, at least some European immigrant children in Northeastern and Midwestern states had access to bilingual English - language education programs that allowed them to form the basic civic ties necessary for social advancement.

She is the author or co-author of numerous publications, including several publications on immigrant families» access to early education, reports on the use of Title I funds for early childhood programs, and analyses of federal and state child care subsidy policies.