A law project approved by New York's Assembly, which would grant financial support to students who are sons of undocumented immigrant parents in the United States, was sent to the state Senate on Tuesday where it will be finally be approved or not.
According to a report by the Associated Press via The Wall Street Journal, the destiny of the law project known as the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (Dream Act), approved on Tuesday is still uncertain.
At the state Senate, the democrats, main promoters of the proposal, have 27 representatives, five less than needed for its approval.
Despite everything, democrat representatives and organizations in favor of immigrant rights in the United States hope that the project is debated and approved by the state Senate during the session period.
Sheldon Silver, president of the New York Assembly, told the press that $27 million dollars would be included in the budget for the Dream Act, statements that have been harshly criticized by the opposition of the measure, who consider that using taxpayer money to pay for the college tuition of students illegal residing in the country is detrimental to the funds and opportunities destined to students legally living in the United States.
However, Sheldon Silver told the media that the Dream Act is a "humane" measure in accordance to the welcoming traditions that New York has provided to immigrants throughout its history.
"The state of New York can't afford the luxury of losing young minds, creative and brilliant," said Silver, who also considered that there are thousands of young people in the United States that "don't know another country" and are "as American in character as any other person living in this country today," quoted the website Capital New York.
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