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"The Board of Regents and I want to thank Speaker Silver and Assemblymembers Glick and Moya for advancing the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ State DREAM Act through the Assembly's Higher Education Committee. The DREAM Act has been and is one of the Board’s top legislative priorities.ÌýÌý

"Young Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ers who are willing to work hard and study hard should not be denied educational opportunities simply on the basis of their parents' immigration status. The Board strongly supports legislation -- like the DREAM Act -- that will give undocumented students the opportunity to access higher education.ÌýTodayÌýmarks an important step toward making educational opportunity a reality for all Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ers."