Jerry Brown, California State Governor has signed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants access to state funded college. The supporters of the measure “California Dream Act”, as it is known, say that it is going to prove beneficial for state economically. On contrary critics say that it ignores entry into the US without proper documentation. Governor Jerry Brown, a veteran Democrat, said the law would benefit the state and "the lives of all of us".
Critics also add that with a huge immigrant population this law encourages the illegal immigration by granting right to use the state resources previously reserved for legal residents.
Opponents of the California Dream Act have argued that public funds should not be used to help migrants who enter the country illegally, especially as California faces deep budget woes that have prompted cuts in education and higher tuition at the state's public colleges and universities.
The federal DREAM Act would give a six-year resident's permit to high school graduates who came to USA illegally, and let them pay the much cheaper residents' tuition rates or obtain a scholarship to attend a US university
The Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, California’s last governor refused to sign the legislation.
