Brown’s signature makes California Dream Act a reality<\/i><\/p>\n
by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n
The California Dream Act is not quite the major reform that the Dream Act<\/a> represents at the federal level, but it is a nice place to start. There was some doubt as to whether Gov. Brown would sign the second piece of legislation, as there was a $14.5 million redirection of funds involved. However, ultimately the Governor came to the right decision:<\/p>\n “Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking,” Brown said in a statement. “The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us.”<\/p>\n Under AB 131, illegal immigrants who are accepted into state universities can receive, starting in 2013, Cal-Grant assistance, which last year provided grants averaging $4,500 apiece to more than 370,000 low-income students.<\/p>\n The measure also allows students who are not in the country legally to get institutional grants while attending the University of California and California State University systems, and to get fee waivers in the California community college system. (LA Times<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n While Rick Perry attempts to walk back his statement on stopping undocumented immigrants from attending universities at in-state tuition was “heartless<\/a>)”, it is good to see that in California we are going in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brown’s signature makes California Dream Act a reality<\/i><\/p>\n by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n The California Dream Act is not quite the major reform that the Dream Act<\/a> represents at the federal level, but it is a nice place to start. There was some doubt as to whether Gov. Brown would sign the second piece of legislation, as there was a $14.5 million redirection of funds involved. However, ultimately the Governor came to the right decision:<\/p>\n “Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking,” Brown said in a statement. “The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us.”<\/p>\n Under AB 131, illegal immigrants who are accepted into state universities can receive, starting in 2013, Cal-Grant assistance, which last year provided grants averaging $4,500 apiece to more than 370,000 low-income students.<\/p>\n The measure also allows students who are not in the country legally to get institutional grants while attending the University of California and California State University systems, and to get fee waivers in the California community college system. (LA Times<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n