Despite an unprecedented year of action and escalation taken by undocumented youth, the United States Congress failed to pass the DREAM Act in 2010. Additionally, the Obama administration, despite professing strong support for Dreamers, has continued to execute deportations at record numbers and has refused to grant administrative relief to Dreamers.
Sign the petition to pass the New York Dream Act!
We, New York dreamers and affiliates, will continue to fight for both the federal DREAM Act and administrative relief, and will escalate our actions to levels never seen before.
Currently, we are taking the fight to New York, refusing to accept a purely defensive approach to state and national immigration policies. We will be advocating for a New York Dream Act in the coming weeks and months. The New York Dream Act will afford DREAMers the following benefits:
- Access to state funded financial aid programs, including grants, loans and scholarships
- Access to NYS drivers’ licenses
- NYS work authorization
- Ability to enroll in NYS health insurance programs
Additionally, this bill aims to prevent the deportations of DREAMers by ensuring that the state criminal justice system does not cooperate with ICE and that the criminalization of DREAMers is ended.
Sign the petition to urge Gov. Cuomo to support the NY Dream Act today!
Contact legislative@nysylc.org for questions.
