“At a time when the average college debt is north of $39,000 per student, Assembly Majority’s solution is to use our tax dollars to make it easier for illegal aliens to afford college – mindboggling.

“College costs have skyrocketed in recent years and the last thing we should be doing is rewarding those who don’t care to follow the law.

“The Assembly Minority Conference has proposed myriad solutions to increase tuition assistance and job opportunities for all New Yorkers but, shockingly, they have fallen on the deaf ears of politicians intent on using our government to quarrel with Washington D.C.

“When residents wonder why taxes and spending are out of control and we can’t afford to fix our roads they should look no further than indefensible giveaways like these by partisan New York City politicians.”