Chris Christie trumpets signing of Dream Act in Union City
January 07, 2014

UNION CITY — Gov. Chris Christie today urged the children of immigrants who came to this country illegally to "make the most of the opportunity" to pay in-state tuition at New Jersey’s colleges and universities under the Dream Act.

The Republican governor signed the bill in private last month, but he highlighted the new law today, signing a reproduction of the bill, while flanked by Democratic lawmakers before hundreds of students.

"You’re an inspiration to us because in you we see all that our country can be," Christie said in the American flag-draped gym at Colin Powell Elementary School in Union City. "In you we see, most importantly, infinite possibilities of the human spirit."
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Christie said even those who are "cold hearted" about the issue can’t argue with the economic benefit of extending in-state tuition to students in whom the state already invests tens of thousands of public education dollars. "An investment made should be an investment maximized," he said.
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