Senator Peralta Presses for Dream Act in Budget

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As state budget talks reach their final days, and perhaps even hours,  a group of Hispanic lawmakers is pushing for the inclusion of the Dream Act in the budget, It would offer college aid to children of undocumented immigrants who were born in the country. Karen DeWitt spoke to Senator Jose Peralta of Queens, one of the bill’s sponsors.

The full interview can be seen on public television's New York Now.