Thread: Senate Passes Illinois DREAM Act

Senate Passes Illinois DREAM Act

Thursday, May 5, 2011 | Updated 12:06 PM CDT

By Sandra Torres

The Illinois State Senate voted 45-11 Wednesday to pass the Illinois DREAM act and make available scholarships to thousands of undocumented immigrants.

"It's a great step forward," said Joshua Hoyt to NBC Chicago's sister station, Telemundo Chicago. Hoyt is the executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee rights.

The Illinois Dream Act, sponsored by state Senate President John Cullerton, will make scholarships available to undocumented students through an Illinois Dream Fund that is privately funded. It would also encourage high school counselors and college admissions officers to be trained on educational opportunities for immigrant youths.

Nearly 90,000 students in the state would benefit from the Dream Act, according to ICIRR.

On Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn also announced Illinois will pull out of the "Secure Communities" program. It's a federal program that automatically checks the Immigration status of people who are arrested by police.

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Vote all the Democrats out. They are destroying the United States.

GOOD! LET THEM ALL MOVE THERE AND GO TO SCHOOL THERE AND BREAK IL. FUNDING

I hope every illegal alien in the country that wants to go to college now moves to IL.

When they get tired of them being in IL. they can round them up an deport them.

Nearly 90,000 students in the state would benefit from the Dream Act, according to ICIRR.

Noooo. I live in IL. We don't need any more illegals. We have plenty of our own.

this thing is getting little media time. it cant pass the house.or i hope not. ill be leaving my home state cus of the bleeding libtards here. wisconsin is my next home im thinking, too rural ( mod edit) to exist, en-mass anyway. and the fishing and hunting is outstanding.