On Wednesday March 6th New Public Interest Research Group at Buffalo State (NYPIRG) hosted an informational event
based on the New York State Dream Act. The Dream Act is a legislative proposal
that extends TAP to undocumented students. D.R.E.A.M. stands for Development,
Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. The event kicked off with a short
documentary made by Ashleigh-Ann Sutherland and a few of her friends just discussing how we felt
about the Dream Act.
After the showing of the video, we began to discuss the
Act among ourselves and how we feel about the Dream Act. At the end of the event each individual put
their hand in a batch of paint and stuck their hand onto a banner that read
“Buffalo State Supports the Dream Act:" to show their support of the act.A few students and myself will be
walking with the banner in Albany on March 12, 2013 during Higher-Education
Lobby Day. Look out for NYPIRG’s next event!
