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Bronx state Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s influential group of breakaway Democrats will push for a major overhaul of New York’s Tuition Assistance Program that includes granting access to undocumented immigrants, the Daily News has learned.
As part of a package of policy initiatives to be rolled out in the coming days, Klein’s seven-member Independent Democratic Conference will call for the expansion of TAP to not only make undocumented immigrants eligible, but also increase tuition assistance awards and expand income eligibility to benefit more middle-class families.
“College affordability affects all families, regardless of their immigration status,” Klein told the Daily News.
The Independent Democratic Conference proposal combines the central plank of what is known as the DREAM Act, which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to receive state tuition assistance, with other initiatives intended to help a wider range of students beyond just the undocumented.
Bronx pol's Democrat group to push for boost in N.Y. tuition aid
Bronx state Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s influential group of breakaway Democrats will push for a major overhaul of New York’s Tuition Assistance Program that includes granting access to undocumented immigrants, the Daily News has learned.
As part of a package of policy initiatives to be rolled out in the coming days, Klein’s seven-member Independent Democratic Conference will call for the expansion of TAP to not only make undocumented immigrants eligible, but also increase tuition assistance awards and expand income eligibility to benefit more middle-class families.
“College affordability affects all families, regardless of their immigration status,” Klein told the Daily News.
The Independent Democratic Conference proposal combines the central plank of what is known as the DREAM Act, which would allow children of undocumented immigrants to receive state tuition assistance, with other initiatives intended to help a wider range of students beyond just the undocumented.
Bronx pol's Democrat group to push for boost in N.Y. tuition aid