“Denying thousands of New York State undocumented public school students the opportunity to attend college is both unjust and shortsighted. The Dream Act would put these students on the path to being greater contributors to our state at a very small cost to taxpayers.

These undocumented students will continue to face steep odds to join the workforce, and by not acting today to help them we end up undermining the future of our city and state economy. I deeply regret that we failed to pass this important legislation today.”