How immigrants are redefining 'American' in Southern California
Tweeting the California Dream Act
The hashtag #dreamact has been trending on Twitter since Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law this morning a bill known as AB 131, which allows undocumented college students who meet state residency requirements to obtain state-funded financial aid for tuition. The bill is the second of two bills referred to as the California Dream Act, the first of which Brown signed in July.
The controversial measure has long drawn both ardent support and outrage, especially given the state's financial woes. A few recent tweets, first the happy ones:
From @sigourneynunez:
Yes! Jerry Brown passes#DreamAct in the Golden State. Are you listening, Alabama? http://ow.ly/6RvwZ#p2
From @joseiswriting, aka Jose Antonio Vargas, a former Washington Post reporter who recently came out as undocumented:
Gov. brown just signed CA#DREAMAct into law. Congrats to all, especially to young CA activists#inspiration
From @48thave:
@JerryBrownGov Thank you for introducing sanity to CA immigration policy for my undocumented bros & sisters. Go, Jerry!#DreamAct
And some not-so-happy tweets:
From ruby4050:
#CA is doomed#DREAMAct Highest unemployement, lowest business prospects, highest taxes, foreclosures and now illegals!
i guess i need to renig my US citizenship,go to mexico to get mexican citizenship, jump the border THEN my state will recognize me#DreamAct
And referring to Republican state Assembly member Tim Donnelly, an opponent of the measure, @davidsiders wrote:
Donnelly calls#DreamAct "biggest mistake that Gov. Brown has ever made ... other than unionizing public employees."
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