Not only a good investment, the expected costs are estimated at only 1% of the total Cal Grant fund. ~ pinto
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs Dream Act for state's illegal immigrantsBy Patrick McGreevy and Anthony York, Los Angeles Times
October 8, 2011, 1:14 p.m.
Declaring the need to expand educational opportunity, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he has signed legislation making illegal immigrants eligible to receive state financial aid to attend California universities and community colleges.
Brown said he signed the California Dream Act because it makes sense to allow high-achieving students access to college financial aid.
Under AB 131, illegal immigrants who are accepted into state universities can receive, starting in 2013, Cal-Grant assistance, which last year provided grants averaging $4,500 apiece to more than 370,000 low-income students.
The measure also allows students who are not in the country legally to get institutional grants while attending the University of California and California State University systems, and to get fee waivers in the California community college system.
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