New York speaker wants Dream Act passed this year

AP

Laying out his priorities for the final month of the legislative session, New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants lawmakers to accelerate increases to the minimum wage and pass the Dream Act.

"We don't want to wait until next year," the Manhattan Democrat said of the Dream Act, which would extend state financial aid to students in the country illegally.

The Dream Act narrowly failed in the state Senate earlier this year and it was left out of the budget agreement crafted by legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But advocates — including Cuomo — have vowed to keep trying.

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