Governor Brown will spend millions of California taxpayer dollars
to provide for Student Loans, Drivers licenses, Professional licenses and free
legal representation for illegal aliens in California .
BUT, HE HASN'T SPENT A DIME TO
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Immigration
rights activists are applauding Gov. Jerry Brown for signing three immigration
reform bills.
The bills
include legislation creating the State Dream Loan Program, which will provide
$9.2 million for state public universities to administer loans to undocumented
students.
"I
think the greatest benefit for myself would be that I can make a single payment
towards my tuition," said Oswaldo Hernandez, an undocumented student
working towards his master's in education at California State University , Sacramento . Because of his immigration
status, he is ineligible for federal financial assistance and most private
loans.
"My
first few semesters I had to work grave yard and then mornings while being a
full-time student," Hernandez said. He will have access to the new loan
program.
Another
bill signed by Brown, Senate Bill 1159, will allow undocumented immigrants to
apply for professional state licenses to work as doctors, dentists, nurses and
in other professions. Brown also has signed legislation allocating $3 million
for non-profit organizations to legally represent minors in their deportation
cases. The legislation is a response to the surge in the number of
unaccompanied Central American children arriving on the U.S.-Mexico border,
"I
think Gov. Brown has been an active participant as it relates to taking
leadership on immigrant issues in the state," said Ronald Coleman of the California Immigrant Policy Center . "[Immigration] advocates and
the governor haven't always agreed but I think the governor has always shown
good intent to make sure we can do the right things to meet the needs of our
state residents."
Taking on
immigration issues is nothing new for the governor. In 2011, Brown signed the
California Dream Act into law, allowing undocumented children brought into the U.S. under the age of 16 to apply for
student financial aid.
Last year,
Brown also approved a controversial bill that will grant driver's licenses to
undocumented immigrants.
Opponents
say these new laws will attract more immigrants to unlawfully cross the border
and use California resources.
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